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Well -- Trump's executive order changed the official name of the body of water from the American perspective. Sure, I thought this was dumb. But -- I said "fut
by kylecazar 2y ago
Well -- Trump's executive order changed the official name of the body of water from the American perspective. Sure, I thought this was dumb.
But -- I said "futile" specifically about legal action against Google. They changed the name of a body of water for users in a country to the new official name of that body of water in said country.
I just don't think there's anything there (on Google's side). Perhaps I'm wrong though, as I'm not an international law expert.
- lesuorac 2y agoGoogle didn't rename parts of Ukraine for Russia. The change itself may be justifiable but the reasoning is not consistent. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2016/07/28/google-renames-places-in-crimea-angers-russia-a54767 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2016/07/28/google-renames-pla...
- kylecazar 2y agoI think it's a different situation in Crimea, as that's very much an active territorial dispute. Google went with the names that Ukraine changed, as it's internationally recognized as a part of the Ukraine. Worth noting I don't even think Google Maps is maintained in Russia anymore. An example of consistency I think would be the East Sea/Sea of Japan: "Google Maps labels it the Sea of Japan for Japanese users, the East Sea for South Korean viewers and uses both names — stylized as Sea of Japan (East Sea) — for everyone else."
- motorest 2y ago> But -- I said "futile" specifically about legal action against Google. They changed the name of a body of water for users in a country to the new official name of that body of water in said country. I live nowhere near the US. I access the internet without a VPN. My government has nothing to do with this nonsense. I open Google and see "Gulf of America" between parenthesis. They changed it for way more than US citizens.