Mexico takes Google to court after changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico in Max

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Mexico takes Google to court after changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico in Max

Mexico takes Google to court after changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico in Max

The controversy began after Donald Trump signed an executive order, directing federal agencies to direct federal agencies to change the name of water in the US Gulf immediately after taking charge as an US President.

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Mexico takes Google to court after changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico in Max
Mexico President Claudia Shinbaum

Mexico is prosecuting Google on the global search engine veteran Google for changing the controversial name “US Gulf” on Google Maps for users within the United States, on Friday, President Claudia Shinbam announced on Friday.

The dispute began after Donald Trump signed an executive order, which directs federal agencies to direct federal agencies to change the name of water in the US Gulf immediately after taking over as US President. Google was the first one of the few companies, which was quick to quickly follow the order by updating the maps service used to reflect changes.

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According to the update, the Gulf of Mexico has been shown as Google Maps users in the US as the Gulf of America. For users in Mexico, it is still – the Gulf of Mexico. And for someone outside the US and Mexico – eg, for example, for someone in India – Google has labeled it as a Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America).

President Shinbaum stepped on the move during a press briefing, saying that no country can name a body of water unilaterally with international borders. “We cannot say anything about changing the name of a lake within a state, a mountain, or within America,” he said. “So, the part of their area that matches them, whatever they decide can be called. But the part that matches Mexico (or Cuba) cannot be changed by renaming.”

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The US and Mexico share the beaches with the Gulf. The sea border is reportedly set to the center of Rio Grande and has a fixed line. Emphasizing that the Gulf of Mexico is of “International Attention”, President Shinbam said that the purpose of legal action is to ensure respect for regional and geographical sovereignty.

Her government had earlier warned Google that if she did not reversed the decision, she would draw the company to the court. All requests with Google’s government affairs and vice -presidents of public policy were rejected, Cris Turner, claiming that the company was only following “prolonged map policies impartially and consistent”.

The Government of Mexican argues that Google should not comply with the US-specific executive order or affect mapping in the foreign sector.

Meanwhile, the US House of Representatives have formally passed a bill (with a firm majority) to adopt the name “US Gulf”, strengthened the executive order and directed all the federal agencies to update their maps accordingly.

Like Google, Apple has also made changes in its competitive maps platforms, although it is not known whether Mexico has planned to sue the iPhone-manufacturer at this time. Some mapping services such as MapkWest have opposed making the changes suggested so far.

The nuances of the legal complaint filed by Mexico at the time of writing have not been detected.

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