Mexico sues Google over 'Gulf of America' label change [View all]
Source: The Hill
05/09/25 5:25 PM ET
Mexico has sued technology company Google over its decision to update its maps platforms to match President Trump’s renaming of the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced Friday. Sheinbaum told reporters Friday that a suit was filed against Google but did not provide further details, The Associated Press reported. Google did not immediately respond to The Hill’s request for comment.
The reported lawsuit makes good on Sheinbaum’s threat from February, shortly after Trump signed an executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico on his first day in office. Shortly after the order, the U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) made the change official, prompting Google Maps to follow suit for U.S. users.
Currently, those in the U.S. only see the label Gulf of America on the map while users in Mexico see the name as Gulf of Mexico. Those elsewhere see the label “Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America).”
Sheinbaum’s announcement comes one day after House Republicans took the first step in codifying the executive order to rename the body of water. The legislation, titled the Gulf of America Act, cleared the House in a 211-206 vote and now heads to the Senate, where its future looks murky. At least seven Democrats would need to join all Republicans in supporting the legislation.
Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5293012-mexico-sues-google-over-gulf-of-america-label-change/
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