Google Maps folds against Trump and will rename the Gulf of Mexico in the Gulf of America

When he took office on January 20, Donald Trump signed several decrees. Among extremely significant decisions for the life of the inhabitants of the country and its neighbors are a decree At first glance a little more trivial, titled “Restore the names that honor American greatness”. He plans in particular to rename two places, namely the Gulf of Mexico and Mont Denali.

While waiting for these changes to be effective within the US Geographic Names System (GNIS), Google was happy to indicate that it was going to bend at the request of the American president. Recall that Google gave a million dollars for its inauguration ceremony, where its boss Sundar Pichai was alongside the main bosses of US tech.

Gulf of America (Fuck Yeah)

First, the Gulf of Mexico will soon become the Gulf of America. The display of this new name, which should delight Mexico, will only concern the United States. On Google Maps, Mexico will always see “Gulf of Mexico”, while the rest of the world will see the two names rub shoulders.

Regarding Mont Denali in Alaska, he will resume the old name he bore from 1896 to 2015, namely Mont McKinley, in tribute to the president of the same name. This debate around the name of the mountain over 6,000 meters is, unlike the one around the Gulf, not very young. It should be noted that his name change to Denali was notably supported by Barack Obama. The around the mountain national park will however keep the name Denali.

Tech obediently follows Trump

On the side of Apple, the silence is total to know if these changes will take place on Apple Plans. The firm and its boss Tim Cook being in the exact same situation as Google concerning the inauguration of Donald Trump, there is no doubt that the apple should follow the movement.

Google Maps

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