Get the latest tech news

Mexico is suing Google over 'Gulf of America' name change for US users


The Mexican government has filed a lawsuit against Google for renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America in Maps within the United States.

Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum said during a press conference that the lawsuit has already been filed, but as The Guardian notes, she didn't say when and where it was submitted. Sheinbaum argued that the Trump administration's order for a name change only applies to the US portion of the oceanic basin and that the US government doesn't have the authority to rename the whole body of water. BBC said the Mexican government wrote to Google at the time to get it to reconsider before eventually threatening legal action.

Get the Android app

Or read this on Endgadget

Read more on:

Photo of Google

Google

Photo of users

users

Photo of change

change

Related news:

News photo

Google Will Pay $1.4 Billion to Texas to Settle Claims It Collected User Data Without Permission

News photo

Mexico sues Google for renaming ‘Gulf of America’ to appease Trump

News photo

Google will pay Texas $1.4 billion to settle data privacy violation lawsuits