The name Gulf of Mexico dates back to 1607 and is recognized by the United Nations. Here’s why Google is involved.
Google renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America for U.S.-based users of Google Maps. Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum said the renaming is “incorrect.”
The Voice of America Centre mall’s name was temporarily changed on Google search results to the “Voice of Mexico Center.”
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After President Donald Trump’s executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, most major mapping services, including Google and Apple Maps, have complied. But one platform is pushing back in a unique way — by
President Claudia Sheinbaum shared a letter addressed to her government from Cris Turner, Google’s vice president of government affairs and public policy.
Sheinbaum shared a letter addressed to Google with reporters, arguing that the U.S. had no authority to unilaterally rename the Gulf.
Google may face a lawsuit from Mexico over its decision to show both Gulf of Mexico and Gulf of America on its Google Maps platform.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has threatened to sue Google after the tech company changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on Google Maps. President Trump signed an executive order declaring the name change.
The country has argued that the mapping policy violates Mexican sovereignty because the U.S. only has jurisdiction over around 46% of the Gulf.
Mexico says Google relabeled the entire gulf, including Mexican and Cuban maritime areas, but President Trump’s order applies only to the U.S. continental shelf.