r/NewsOfTheStupid • u/FistIntoTheEarth • 8d ago
Google Maps Goes Along With Trump’s Name Change — Officially Calls it ‘Lake America’
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/google-maps-goes-along-with-trumps-name-change-officially-calls-it-lake-america/•
u/queen-adreena 8d ago
They did the same with the Gulf of Mexico.
They just cling to their “policy” of showing each region whatever their government tells them to.
So anywhere outside the US, you’ll still see Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario.
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u/iCowboy 8d ago
We get Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America) in the UK despite literally no one here using the Trump name for it.
Why we have to be reminded of his idiocies is a mystery - presumably something to do with Google Execs sucking up to Trump.
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u/SaintUlvemann 8d ago
...presumably something to do with Google Execs sucking up to Trump.
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, fired 28 workers for protesting their company selling cloud services to assist with the Israeli genocide. He is presumably going to remain a conservative long after Trump is gone.
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u/hennell 8d ago
We speak and read English here though. If you read a US article about the Gulf of America you might want to look it up.
They do the same with things like Bannau Brycheiniog which has the official name first then the other name you might know it as after (Brecon Beacons). I don't think Google are trying to suck up to the Senedd though.
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u/Hairydone 8d ago
Right. I don’t understand why so many seem so shocked when this is exactly what happened less than 2 years ago. Of course Google was going to change it, regardless of how dumb it may seem.
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u/The_Majestic_Crab 8d ago edited 8d ago
I'm in Canada. Says Gulf of America and Lake America for me
Edit: my phone and I are both from the US. Changed my Google account to Canada when I moved here, but I guess Maps didn't get the message. My Canadian phone says "Lake Ontario" and "Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)" so disregard original comment
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u/Actual__Wizard 8d ago
Okay, that's fine, then they can go to bankruptcy court and get that settled with those people.
Obviously we're no longer going to tolerate their internet search monopoly that is operated by tech fascists.
Their evil schemes should have been blocked by regulators a long time ago.
People are getting tired of Google's "Nazi view of the internet" where only their buddies get any visibility.
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u/Sofiasunshine86 8d ago
This will age like milk when this shit is finally over
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u/joeefx 8d ago
Those spineless traitors
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u/SeanyDay 8d ago
They just do what the nation says. If Portugal renamed a lake in their territory, they would update it too.
It's really an American government problem
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u/joeefx 8d ago
Naming lakes is the jurisdiction of the US Board of Geographic Names. Not the president of Epstein Island.
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u/SeanyDay 8d ago
I'm not a fan of the Cheeto in Chief but that doesn't have anything to do with company policies for a map database
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u/joeefx 8d ago
Can anyone just say start calling something something else ?
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u/SeanyDay 8d ago
No the executive branch of the US government isn't "anyone".
Regardless of the clown in the chair
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u/joeefx 8d ago
King Trump you mean?
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u/SeanyDay 8d ago
You're living proof that being anti trump and being slow af aren't mutually exclusive...
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u/Journeys_End71 8d ago
You LITERALLY just said “they just do what the nation says” but when reminded that jurisdiction for naming conventions is the US Board of Geographic Names, you somehow ignored that critical fact and say “has nothing to do with company policies”
Pick. A. Lane. Stop moving the goalposts
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u/SeanyDay 8d ago
Way to misuse debate tactics....
My comment actually conveyed that thoughts on the president don't change the policies of private companies.
Trump's team almost definitely sent a request. He's known for circumventing legitimate systems and laws to please his own ego and goals.
If a request from the executive office of the us government hits google offices, they will comply.
Ensuring the president is held accountable to proper checks and balances has been failing for two terms and an insurrection as well as dead American citizens and war crimes.
You think the name of a lake is where people are going to draw the line?
You sounded so smug in your comment while being as stupid as a fox news host the entire time.
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u/msb2ncsu 8d ago
They use the naming services of governments across the world for localization. There is no action from Google (or Apple & Co) for this. It is simply an API call to the USGS Geographic Names Information Service. Trumps executive action changes the name with the USGS and the API calls at mapping providers automatically get the names.
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u/quad_damage_orbb 7d ago
It was via an executive order, that only applies to the US government, it does not rename anything on behalf of the entire US.
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u/SeanyDay 7d ago
Someone literally went through it with exact detail in the thread of my original comment.
He is able to update via a specific component of our government and that database is what Google's API is hitting so it goes into effect.
And we already discussed how it's hysterical to think he will get checked and balanced here as opposed to all the other way worse stuff he's gotten away with
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u/Jay3000X 8d ago
Things have been going downhill for Google since they got rid of their "Don't be Evil" motro
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u/impy695 8d ago
They'd been going downhill before that happened
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u/Leucurus 8d ago
Yes, I suppose logically, they'd have to - you have to be evil already to get rid of a "don't be evil" motto
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u/Sad_Eggplant_5455 8d ago
Wait. You’re telling me google had the motto don’t be evil? And now they’ve greased up their cheeks and make it clap for daddy?
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u/m1j2p3 8d ago edited 8d ago
There was a time when I thought Google was an ethical company that genuinely tried to do the right thing while also offering a superior product. I no longer think any of that is true.
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u/ApplianceHealer 8d ago
Their maps product was the best for a while. I use Apple Maps mostly now, despite its lingering faults. Time to give MapQuest another try.
Google also deserves scorn for going all-in on AI search results, and contaminating Google Earth with generative AI images.
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u/IAFarmLife 8d ago
I sent an customer complaint when they changed the name of The Gulf Of Mexico. I'll do it again for this.
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u/VariousOperation166 8d ago
Cowards. Just wait it out. An executive order is not a legal obligation
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u/UTtransplant 8d ago
Apple Maps show Lake Ontario, but the label is north of the border line. I have heard Map Quest has a good app, and they have publicly stated they aren’t going long with this foolishness.
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u/msb2ncsu 8d ago
Apple Maps will show it as soon as they get their automated API pull from the USGS’s GNIS. They aren’t changing the names on their own. Same reason they show Gulf of America in the US.
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u/pistoffcynic 8d ago
This is what happens when you pay for access.
Bye bye Google. Fuck your products.
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u/RoachIsCrying 8d ago
It's Lake Ontario (Lake America) for me but still these inbreds are a bunch of asslickers
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u/LightVapor 8d ago
And as inconvenient as it is, it's time to delete all my Google shit. I would encourage you all to do the same.
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u/MasterNemm 8d ago
I was on a Disney Cruise and the captain announced we were sailing through the Gulf of America and I damn near stormed the bridge. Disgusting.
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u/PALOmino1701 8d ago
I am outside the US and mine says “Lake Ontario (Lake America)”.
How embarrassing.
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u/msb2ncsu 8d ago
That’s standard naming convention for when different governments have different names for the same place in their respective government naming APIs. Google and Apple aren’t doing anything but showing what the government services say.
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u/LeftWingTexican 8d ago
Only a worthless MORON will call that lake anything other than Lake Ontario.
To do otherwise shows that you are a congenital IDIOT.
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u/greenlantern2929 8d ago
Fucking stupid. The fact that anyone bends the knee to this pedo rapist warmonger is beyond me. Anyway, Lake Ontario and Gulf Of Mexico it stays for me.
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u/artful_todger_502 8d ago
I used AI to ask "Why does Google capitulate to the juvenile reactions of a raging man child who changes names of geographical elements for the sake of retaliation?"
And the Ai told me it's apolitical and had always used a governments "GNIS" department to name regions according to that regions countrys' methodology or some such nonsense, but then also bright up a lot of articles about Google being party of the problem, etc ...
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u/Catkillledthecurious 8d ago
Only. In. The. US. It's still correct elsewhere .
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u/msb2ncsu 8d ago
Because it is only changed in the USGS’s Geographic Naming Information Service. Google and Apple aren’t changing the names, simply reflecting government data as done for pretty much every country..
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u/sfled 8d ago
My goto for search is https://duckduck.go. I don't use google much for anything, other than some subscriptions via gmail.
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u/Sad_Eggplant_5455 8d ago
It’s okay I just changed the White House wiki to “the run down crap hole where incest brained pedo lying narcoleptics sometimes lives”
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u/Krissy_ok 8d ago
This is my red line. I have begun the De-Googling. I know I should have started ages back but it's a hassle. Goodbye Maps, hello Waze
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u/TerrakSteeltalon 8d ago
I really wish that Mapquest didn’t suck
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u/shibby5000 8d ago
Do they give bad or inefficient directions?
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u/TerrakSteeltalon 8d ago
Yeah, it’s just really not good. I tried it after the Gulf of Mexico.
A friend just tried it the other day and it sent him to a gas station/convenience store that wasn’t there
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u/Actual__Wizard 8d ago
New search tech is coming: Tech fascists monopolizing the internet must come to an end and it has become intolerable.
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u/nobody-u-heard-of 8d ago
That's sad. Course. I assume that if you're in Canada it's still called lake Ontario because half that lake belongs to them.
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u/glindadc 8d ago
I Am in California and looked up what Google Maps would show me a few minutes ago and I saw Lake Ontario
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u/LilacHelper 8d ago
I looked it up yesterday and it still said Lake Ontario. I looked it up just now, entered Lake Ontario and now it says Lake America. It lists the Great Lakes on the side and at the top is Lake America.
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u/Couchman79 8d ago
Google can't move away from the Federal government There are billion$ of reasons in government contracts as why they will placate the octogenarian in DC for 27-28 more months.
I keep moving away from google. Created one new email for access to YouTube on line. Moved my Gmail accounts to Proton Mail and use Proton VPN. Safari in main browser backup is FireFox and use duck Duck go and Startpage. It's a chore t escape Google. I've had healthcare providers and state agencies help desk personnel tell me I'd have fewer issues if I'd just install Chrome. Not gonna happen.
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u/newswall-org 8d ago
More on this subject from other reputable sources:
- Rolling Stone (D+): Google Maps Changes Lake Ontario to Lake America After Trump's Executive Order
- NPR (B+): Canada claps back at Trump's efforts to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America'
- Globe and Mail (B+): Google Maps will show ‘Lake America’ in U.S. instead of ‘Lake Ontario’
- WION (C): Google Maps renames Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ for US users after Trump order
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u/DeerOnARoof 8d ago
They did it with Gulf of America as well. This is the least of our problems right now.
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u/foundtuna 8d ago
Is there votes for changing names of things or places? Or is it as simple as a president deciding it has a new name?
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u/No-Cup-8096 8d ago
Google maps needs to change it back! Trump is not the king of the world! He’s a malignant narcissist that Google is feeding!
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u/InternationalAnt4513 8d ago
Just delete Google and quit using it. It sucks anyway. You can’t trust them. They pull up biased information on most searches by those who pay to play. Just use Brave or DuckDuckGo.
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u/RexCarrs 7d ago
He'll rename the Atlantic to trump Ocean and the Pacific to Ocean trump. I imagine Davey Jones' Locker will remain untouched.
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u/kittypaws4all 4d ago
Uggggggh! Just because this entity desires special treatment doesn’t make it official. It furthers the idiocy of this entire term of presidency by which kissing ass keeps you in favor. It makes me sick!
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u/rolyoh 8d ago
My unpopular opinion is that they are doing this solely for the sake of accuracy because Google Maps is one of their biggest service offerings and they need to live up to and maintain their brand reputation among their customers. I don't think they are doing it to please anyone in the White House. Someone who doesn't know the history or geography of Lake Ontario will inevitably search for "Lake America" and want to know where it is.
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u/bomb3x 8d ago
They should change the name of this sub to 'News for the Stupid'. Do you people actually expect them to decide which name is more correct every time 2 countries call something different names? It is their policy now, and always has been, to use whatever name has been chosen by the country you are in. It still says 'Lake Ontario' for me as I live in Canada. Use your brains before raging over every stupid little thing.
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u/Informal_Process2238 8d ago
Do you honestly think that the name of a lake is something the president decides? That shit stained dictator wannabe gives himself new powers daily and were all supposed to play along ?
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