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Google says it will change Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' in Maps after government updates (www.cnbc.com)
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[–] Cocodapuf 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

They did (in Russia). There's no hypocrisy here. Just blanket compliance with local authority.

The maps look different when viewed in different regions, this becomes apparent whenever there's contested territory, like crimea, the China sea, Gaza. We only see the maps that our local government approves.