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Don't like the Gulf of America? MapQuest is allowing users to rename it
MapQuest appears to be poking fun at President Trump's recent rebranding of the Gulf of Mexico. Here's a look at the new names people have given it.
In a statement posted to X, Google said it updated its maps application to the Gulf of America as part of a long-standing practice of adhering to official government names. "MapQuest is NOT renaming the Gulf of Mexico — not because of politics but because we haven’t updated our maps in like 15 years and don’t remember how to do it," the company posted last month. Before the advent of voice navigation software in vehicles, users could enter a destination into MapQuest and receive step-by-step directions that could be printed out for use while traveling.
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