Google sounds like it’s had enough of the US renaming bodies of water
After the Gulf of America and Lake America, Google resists rebranding the Atlantic.
Over the past few years, the United States has been renouncing the conventional names of various water bodies and replacing them with names that highlight American dominance. Mapping applications such as Google Maps have largely adopted these new names. However, it appears that the tech giant has drawn the line at the attempt to rename the Atlantic Ocean. This decision comes as America is currently showing little interest in following traditional norms.
The administration's recent efforts to name international bodies of water in a jingoistic manner, giving them "American" titles, has been unprecedented. Recently, President Trump reportedly informed Google CEO Sundar Pichai during a gathering in South Carolina that he had asked Pichai if he could handle renaming the Atlantic Ocean.
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