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Mexican President Threatens to Sue Google Over 'Gulf of America' Label on Maps.
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this post was submitted on 13 Feb 2025
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It's a US company following US policy as it's a contract holder for the US Government they're compelled to follow US policy. Whether anyone likes it or not, at least for right now, US policy is that the Gulf of Mexico for all intents and purposes is the Gulf of America.
President Sheinbaum can sue Google all she wants, but there's no court that's going to find that a US company complying with US policy is breaking the law.
Actually the executive order only renames the parts that the US controls, and they don't control the entire gulf
It doesn't "rename" anything. It means the official US position is that the Gulf of Mexico doesn't exist and instead it's the Gulf of America. It's not forcing anyone to call it that other than for official purposes--like in Governmental memos and official US documents--least of all foreign Governments or their people.
The US doesn't own the Gulf. We can't unilaterally change the name. But when the US Government officially refers to the Gulf, it will now be called the Gulf of America. That's what the executive order did.
That's literally what I said my dude, you're just arguing semantics over the use of "renaming"
It's not at all what you just said. Because it's not renaming.
I honestly don't know how to make this any simpler to digest for you. The EO changes the way the Gulf of Mexico is referenced in official correspondence for the Federal Government. It does not change the name for anyone but the federal government. That's not the same as renaming it. The US doesn't own it and can't rename it.
Google is a Government contractor and is required to follow US policy to keep those contracts, which is why they've also changed it...
Truly I can't make it any simpler.
It would be the same as if Congress passed memorandum changing the name of China to "Teddybear Land." It doesn't ipso facto change the name of China for the entire world--but instead when the federal government references China, instead of using the word China they'd use "Teddybear Land."
It's semantics and I cannot for the life of me understand why people are having an issue digesting what's going on.
I said it renames the part the US controls, this argument of renaming the entire thing is a figment of your imagination, or you're replying to the wrong message. Replace "renamed" with "named" in my sentence and then you have no leg to stand on. Your example is stupid, china is not "a part the US controls", please do not engage in replying to my comments if you're just going to strawman me.
Okay, and yet again (and for the last time) this is incorrect. It doesn't rename anything.