I believe it is (and was) the “Sea of Cortez”.
I live about 80 miles from there.
Even the Mexicans have divided opinions because it’s surrounded by mainland Mexico and the Mexican peninsula called “Baja California”.
It’s important to remember that we stole the name “California” for our state.
I know history is rapidly being erased or rewritten but we did actually learn about California in school back when we actually had “American History” as a required subject (instead of the Bible 😉).
Oh, we also learned about “separation of church and state” in those same American History classes.
I deleted Google Chrome and when it asked for a reason I simply typed in “Gulf of America.” Also deleted maps and will be deactivating my gmail address as well.
My gmail is literally my first name bc I happened to get a beta test invite. I’ll delete all google everything but my gmail will have to be pulled out of my dead hands.
I just lost 20 years of my life to a scammer on HERE last month that hijacked my Gmail. Customer service was ZERO HELP. Collect all your stuff & MOVE. I moved back to Yahoo since Google products & services CAN'T BE TRUSTED.
It’s a lot of work to change email addresses, and Google won’t really notice.
If you want Google’s attention: 1) uninstall Google Maps. They track uninstall rates and they will see a change if enough folks do it. 2) if you have an Android phone, move to iPhone on your next upgrade.
100% recommend switching Google Search for either Ecosia or DuckDuckGo. Ecosia plants trees with the advertising revenue of your searches, while DuckDuckGo has exceptional privacy.
What browser did you opt for?
The trouble for Android mobile users, we had to register our device using g00gle. I'm uncertain how to fully detangle from them. I removed gMaps, but you are not permitted to delete any of the g00gle aps (android mobile). I installed Waze, recommended in thread.
I went with Duck Duck Go on my iPhone. I’m using Edge on my laptop. It is really difficult with Android. I think as long as we’re able to make some dent - if enough of us do it - just maybe we can make some difference in this insane world.
Who do you think was with Epstein? There's even a court case with the 2 of them as the defendants against a Jane Doe plaintiff. Sadly; they got her to drop the case.
It will always be the “Gulf of Mexico” fuck what tRump say it is he an fucking racist rapist con artists criminal who is himself harboring a immigrant wife & an immigrant co-leader (no not vance) it’s musk. So can I get fuck tRump or anyway ur wanna say it. 💯 FACTS…
The fragile ego of the #fotus is showing itself again! He’s not doing anything to help people! Instead he’s destroying our democracy & seeking to set himself up as a king! There’s only one way to get rid of a king!
I'd love to see Google Maps inundated with 1-star reviews and ratings for the Gulf of America. a 78-year-old toddler should not be able to dictate geography by fiat.
I am in Aus and this is what G-Maps looks like for us. For all their money and conglomerates, billionaire tech bros are nothing but limp wristed yes-men when all is said and done. History will not be kind to them at all.
Go to https://google.com. Search for any state that borders the Gulf of Mexico. Scroll all the way to the bottom of the site and click on feedback. Then you can tell Google what you think of them changing the name.
I have no issue with calling it The Gulf of the Americas, just as part of Sixth Avenue in Manhattan is named Avenue of the Americas. But the Gulf of America is historically problematic for me because it’s an action that diminishes our respect for a neighbor and ally.
R-E-S-P-E-C-T.
Add an s. Gulf of Americas makes the most sense since it lies between North and South America. Yeah, I know that’s childish too, but it is kinda of passive aggressive.
Try it again..
When I tried I thought I couldn’t send also and then I realized I needed to type the correct name in. As soon as I typed in Gulf of Mexico it allowed me to send:)
The interface isn’t clear. The Name of Place field in the form is pre-populated with “Gulf of America” and you need to clear that and put “Gulf of Mexico” in its place. That will turn the Send button from gray to blue and you can select time.
Probably won't do any good, but I did make a complaint to Google saying they need to change it back to the Gulf of Mexico. They shouldn't be perpetuating Trump's "Ugly American" imagery and flaunting his imperialist stupidity.
STOP wasting time, energy, & bandwidth on this distraction!
“The English Channel” has *different names* by France, Spain, Portugal, etc.
Because: it *DOESN’T MATTER”
Now get off it and use energies and bandwidth on any of the 1000 wrong thing with the Trump Admin that affect PEOPLE.
It’s not the same as gulf of mexico was the name accross every language, the channel as an other name in various languages from the beginning, also the name difference of the channel is not a racist decision, cant be compared but it s indeed a distraction so they can pass fascist laws
In itself it's a joke. But it shows that Google will comply. So what will they comply with next? Suppressing search results from non-approved businesses (news outlets?), active propaganda (anti-vax?)
I'm really tired of sanctimonious keyboard warriors telling others how to resist. You do you, man, and stop telling the rest of us how to do us. I don't know if you've heard the news, but no one likes a dictator. Also, we can multi-task. Find a new windmill cuz this ain't it.
I would agree but Canada NEVER recognized the switch in name and yet it appears on our Google maps as well. It's one thing for Americans to do what they want, it's another to impose it on other countries. EVERYTHING trump does is dangerous.
Maybe they figure Canada will be the 51st state anyway... might as well get the ball rolling.. I'M KIDDING.. I'M KIDDING.. I would hope our sensible northern neighbors would stop this at all costs. While we love Canadian people, we don't want to be connected like that.
I think there might be a misunderstanding. I'm on your team. I meant that we like our current relationship with Canada and didn't want Canada to be "Annexed" by our orange commander. If you would prefer to be part of the US, then I would be confused.
Ahhh ok thank you for the clarification. The overwhelming majority of Canadians do not wish to be annexed (myself included!) The province that garners the most approval for this is Alberta, which is known as Little Texas in Canada.
Do not capitulate to Trump's sophomoric whims. He can't just change the name of an international body of water! TRUMP IS NOT AN EMPEROR.
If we give in to him even one inch he will seize 13,000 miles and proclaim himself King of the World.
Trump told his Billionaires Cabinet and Friends pick out their piece in Gaza and Place a Bid! $2 Million Tip after purchase required!
Tax free if after the give! Gratuity is not Bribery!
French Canadian Google Maps is also affected.
Sent a complain about it: no name changing presidential EO is applicable outside US, esp. in international waters.
I just want no part in this bullshit. I’ve never been a “cancel culture “ person necessarily but I am definitely wanting to drop these corps that follow in line with Trumps shit. So , does this mean dropping amazon, gmail, google, all social media? What’s left? 🫤
Lot of options are left. Shop local, order direct from the maker, read a newspaper, use a public library, walk, ride a bike, drink local non franchise coffee/food, Trader Joe’s instead of whole paycheck, NPR, dump Visa, volunteer. Giving up comforts is not required, nor is feeding the billionaires
At least draw a line from the Texas/Mexico border east to Key West and label that portion of the Gulf south of that line as the Gulf of Mexico. Sure it's ridiculous but less so than their current capitulation.
youre going to get the same energy you give me when you respond to me with your snarky pathetic white guilt, and hypercolonized trauma. i dont give a single fuck. people can post facts
so just know that before you get happy by the keyboard fingers, you liberal, inbred+ develomentally challenged mfs
1. Google Gulf of Mexico.
2. “Gulf of America" is at the head of Google’s answer.
3. Click on the 3 dots to the right of “Gulf of America”.
4. Hit "Send Feedback"
5. Click "Gulf Of America" text.
6. Select "Inaccurate content".
7. Select "Incorrect" and type in whatever
Done!Thank you for the suggestion! This is what I wrote in comments:
THIS IS THE GULF OF MEXICO! Google you have forgotten that the United States of America is NOT A Banana Republic! We the People decide what happens in this country!
I'd just like to point out that our good friends at Wikipedia who believe in referenced facts, and not whims and unilateral declarations from petty-minded nationalistic man-children have rebuffed the MAGA efforts to change it on Wikipedia with vigour.
Because one person decides to rename something out of their own misguided nationalistic idiocy, does not make it acceptable for a tech company to adhere to that claim, or then go on to publish false and misleading geographical information. (cont)
The narcissisism of our "leader" (gag) has also revealed the narcissisism of a lot of our country--a lot of citizens literally think we're the center of the planet and most important citizens of Earth, and it's going to lead to our downfall. Well... it's clearly leading to our downfall currently.
The "Gulf of Mexico" is officially recognised by the International Hydrographic Organization, it has been in use for FIVE HUNDRED YEARS - if you want the world to continue to consider your search engine to be a respect-worthy source of information, fix it!
This is officially the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf of America does not exist except in Trump's, the adjudicated rapist and felon's head. In which case it probably refers to the space between his ears!
Correct it whenever the pro-Child rapists at Googie and Apple post it wrongly. Bet the ranch the Google and Apple management & owners have spent time with little children and Trump on Trumpstein Island.
Okay. Now we need a good tech company to develop another mapping site. Kinda like we have Blue Sky now....we need another map service that doesn't cower to wannabe dictators.
It could be called "Go Global", or "Cart It", or "Avenues", or simply "Routes." Who's game?
It is because the way maps work is that the names come from the gov database of country they are in. So any American company will say this, the shit companies are the ones that do it by choice - Google. Apple do not. Given choice they call it Gulf of Mexico
I deleted google maps from my phone and will use a different search engine form now on. We all need to stop using these companies that capitulate to a narcissistic morons ignorant ramblings and thoughts. It’s ridiculous. I did do what you suggested as well before deleting google maps.
I use Duck Duck Go and it gives you the option after you search or look up things to clear your browser each time. They don’t collect any info as long as you clear your browser. There is a little flame 🔥 at the bottom, you hit that and….poof it’s gone.
Done and added a note that I didn't appreciate them politicizing their search engine. I searched for the organization responsible for renaming bodies of international water yesterday and the 1st hit was International Hydrographic Organization (IHO). Today I had to reword 3 times to find the name.
For a while this morning after submitting the correction it would not let me "submit". The submit button was greyed out. Then I left a review on Google maps and it was immediately removed.
Thank you! Never going to quit fighting the stupids of Donald until I see him diminishing on the far far horizon if history. Be gone, you skank of a man!
Just download MapQuest & be done with it. MapQuest has been pretty adamant that they won't comply with this nonsense.
Apple, Google, & MS have made their own calculated decision & aren't going to change their mind no many how many people ask to "speak to the manager" or how many times they do it.
And I don't personally think that Google will change it back- not the intention, or mine anyway. Anything to be an annoyance or disruption in the face of these ring kissers is okay with me, though, and didn't cost much time out of my day
Sure, if you just want to do it once as a "feel good", that's fine.
What I worry about, though, is that a big part of this administration's tactical toolbox is "distraction". When I see people say that they're complaining to Google/Apple dozens of times/day, I feel like that's falling prey.
The stereotype that many Trumpies have of their opposition is that it's teeming with privileged elite white people who have way too much free time and money. I personally don't think it's good to play right into that, but you be you.
I don't think they're going to relent. Look at their posts on their BlueSky account. they've decided to differentiate themselves from everyone else on this one.
Done. And here is the comment I left, which may be helpful to others: "This is the Gulf of Mexico NOT the Gulf of America. The International Hydrographic Organization is the governing body for the naming of bodies of water around the world - not Trump the moron currently in the White House."
Thanks so much for the suggestion. Copied and pasted your comment and will be sharing with friends and family. For every act of self serving insanity that we are witnessing there should be a unified, intelligent, coordinated response.
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This is what I added:
This body of water is named The Gulf of Mexico. The name doesn’t change because some doddering old man writes a note saying so. Shame on Google for gaslighting the people using this browser. The internet is bigger than the U.S.
my comment was: This is the Gulf of Mexico. I am in Canada and trump has no authority here. Show some courage and do not force his idiocy on the rest of the world.
Maps in my iPhone showed “America” last night. So I did the same. It’s like the digital nazi salute demonstrating their fealty. Everyone with a device should click on maps and call them on it. Flood them with corrections.
You can also highlight his stupidity at naming conventions by blatantly renaming it with your own tags too, for funsies. He chose "America" not "the USA". He chose inclusivity lmfaooo
I did something similar for google calendar.
1) visit your Google calendar
2) click the (?) In the upper right hand corner.
3) ask for Pride, BHM, WHM, trans day of visibility, IHM were removed from US holidays
I select : GO TO RUSSIA OR BETTER YET GO TO COMMIE CHINA FOR YOU< MISS PINKO, A REAL HATER OF AMERICA AND YOU CONDEMN OUR TRANSPARENTLY ABSURD ELON MUSK >>
Correct it whenever the pro-Child rapists at Googie and Apple post it wrongly. Bet the ranch the Google and Apple management & owners have spent time with little children and Trump on Trumpstein Island.
Click on Gulf of America. An information box will pop up. Click on the button with 3 dots on it. Then click on report an issue, then incorrect name, then add any comments you feel are appropriate.😉 Have fun!
💯 To appease an orange man child?. Psst people cum a little closer I have a secret to tell you. There is are a lot of you if compared to him, The only way to beat a bully is to stand up to him. Now go tell all your friends about this.
I motion that CEO of Google/Alphabet Sundar Pichai should henceforth be known as ‘Sunderland Pich’ so his name sounds more American and patriotic. You know, since renaming the Gulf of Mexico is 👍 and all.
The nice thing is, is that T-rump didn't rename it gulf of United States of America. Let’s not forget we have North and South America 😉 so, this can be any America. But, it will always be the Gulf of Mexico to me.
Fuck GOOGLE, what a bunch of pussy ass bitches at Google. You Nazi dick suckers should cease to exist. You're a bunch of data mining thieves. MEDIOCRE SMALL DICK ENERGY WHITE MEN RUN GOOGLE
I wrote to Google and asked if this name could be changed after centuries (1550), they should be able to change the names of states based on which ones follow the US Constitution.
Well, Google has turned into a cess pool of useless sponsored searches that send you down endless rabbit holes; so clearly there’s a quid pro quo somewhere.
I wonder if the 75 million voters that opposed the orange n@zi switched to a different default browser would wake up the idiots that chose to ignore history for cheap political gain. I know I won’t use google anymore.
There are some, and they can be decent, but you just have to go in understanding that nothing compares to Google’s unfortunately; you might have to have more than one for different services, like one might be really good at public transport and another is good at showing heavy traffic in real time.
I'm just going to always refer to this as "the body of water previously known as the Gulf of Mexico" – the way everyone still calls Musk's social media app as the one "formerly known as Twitter."
I understand the joke, but it's not "previously known as the gulf of mexico." Every other country in the world still knows its real name. Only in America is the government trying to force this garbage on its citizens. It's an insult.
Do you live in the United States? Google Maps reflects the recognized maps/names of your country’s government. If your country hasn’t declared this gulf the Gulf of America, Google Maps won’t show you that.
Try this:
1. Google Gulf of Mexico.
2. Find the 3 dots and select.
3 Select “Send Feedback” Certain elements of the page highlighted - choose Gulf of America.
4. Select “incorrect content” and in the “share some details” box below write “should be Gulf of Mexico”
Hey @Google @googlemaps @GoogleAI until you refuse to CAVE TO FASCISTS, you will never make us believe you offer Safe, truthful search engines. '...Contact Us 4 Help & Office Location Guidance
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The thing is neither Google nor Apple get to decide what things are called. That is now the stupid official name of that gulf, and all maps do is report the official name.
I’m still calling it Gulf of Mexico anyways. It will be changed back for years from now.
Could you let me know what things about Vivaldi that you don't like? I know it's still built on Chromium like most browsers but is there anything else? Also, what's your take on TOR and Opera?
I like everything with Vivaldi.
Firefox is the one to choose if you want to decouple completely from Chromium. But I have to choose one and that is the Vivaldi browser and mail client .
I know nothing about TOR.
I used to use Opera but the Chinese bought it. Vivaldi is made by the orig Opera team.
I've used Vivaldi ever since Opera gave in. I was a true Opera fan and then moved to Vivaldi when they changed everything. I used Firefox for a while, but it kept deleting all my saved passwords over and over and it really started to be a drag. I've heard Firefox is getting chrominized soon.
Waze Mobile Ltd, doing business as Waze, formerly FreeMap Israel, is a subsidiary company of Google that provides satellite navigation software on smartphones and other computers that support the Global Positioning System.
America only owns the 12 nautical miles off of our shores. After that, it is international waters, not owned by anybody. Now, if Google wants to move the name right up to the shoreline, that would be better. Well, not really but I at least proposed a solution until trump is gone.
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I live about 80 miles from there.
Even the Mexicans have divided opinions because it’s surrounded by mainland Mexico and the Mexican peninsula called “Baja California”.
It’s important to remember that we stole the name “California” for our state.
Oh, we also learned about “separation of church and state” in those same American History classes.
https://lifehacker.com/the-comprehensive-guide-to-quitting-google-1830001964
https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/@25.304304,-90.065918,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnTURBcTVuTkZBEAE!2m1!1s0x0:0x4061678d86094852?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDIwOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
Sigh
If you want Google’s attention: 1) uninstall Google Maps. They track uninstall rates and they will see a change if enough folks do it. 2) if you have an Android phone, move to iPhone on your next upgrade.
Love proton, I use it as my primary email, storage, and calendar.
The trouble for Android mobile users, we had to register our device using g00gle. I'm uncertain how to fully detangle from them. I removed gMaps, but you are not permitted to delete any of the g00gle aps (android mobile). I installed Waze, recommended in thread.
Now what
"Californien" They want to adopt us. 😀
You don’t get to rename the maps of the world for political reasons. You just don’t.
https://blog.google/products/maps/united-states-geographic-name-change-feb-2025/
Parents: "Here's a phone. Any parenting questions, Google it."
Apple’s Map app now capitulated to Donny Dump. 🤦♂️
It’s probably good Donny Dump isn’t a flat earther.
Capitulating to the school bully
this is what is meant by history belongs to the victors … which means we have to stop this travesty in its tracks.
is it possible, for instance, that his approval is going up?
what do ‘they’ see that i don’t?
just so embarrassing
It’s still Gulf of Mexico
Crickets.
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Not sure they have a choice...?
R-E-S-P-E-C-T.
I didn’t put in for directions..
That’s stinks
Too bad it doesn’t say “Gulf of The Americas”
Encompassing North, Central and South.
Weird..
Zoom in and out and it switches back and forth
When I tried I thought I couldn’t send also and then I realized I needed to type the correct name in. As soon as I typed in Gulf of Mexico it allowed me to send:)
#Murica
(Sycophant)
“The English Channel” has *different names* by France, Spain, Portugal, etc.
Because: it *DOESN’T MATTER”
Now get off it and use energies and bandwidth on any of the 1000 wrong thing with the Trump Admin that affect PEOPLE.
The renaming is a distraction.
I already left Google anyway.
If we give in to him even one inch he will seize 13,000 miles and proclaim himself King of the World.
https://DuckDuckGo.com
🖕 them!
Tax free if after the give! Gratuity is not Bribery!
Sent a complain about it: no name changing presidential EO is applicable outside US, esp. in international waters.
I just want no part in this bullshit. I’ve never been a “cancel culture “ person necessarily but I am definitely wanting to drop these corps that follow in line with Trumps shit. So , does this mean dropping amazon, gmail, google, all social media? What’s left? 🫤
the Yucatan Sea
North Caribbean Sea
Antillean Gulf
Florida Gulf
the key determinant here is whether or not you consider this territory a "New Spanish" sea, in being an American gulf of the Atlantic
ergo this territory and its waters certainly are not a Mexican monolith⚜️
damn near regardless of geopolitics, the continental shelves off our very own Southern states are not even Mexico😂
because Mexico claimed the Gulf with the conquistadors, he pulled a colonizer, on colonizers.😬
so just know that before you get happy by the keyboard fingers, you liberal, inbred+ develomentally challenged mfs
1. Google Gulf of Mexico.
2. “Gulf of America" is at the head of Google’s answer.
3. Click on the 3 dots to the right of “Gulf of America”.
4. Hit "Send Feedback"
5. Click "Gulf Of America" text.
6. Select "Inaccurate content".
7. Select "Incorrect" and type in whatever
THIS IS THE GULF OF MEXICO! Google you have forgotten that the United States of America is NOT A Banana Republic! We the People decide what happens in this country!
Because one person decides to rename something out of their own misguided nationalistic idiocy, does not make it acceptable for a tech company to adhere to that claim, or then go on to publish false and misleading geographical information. (cont)
This is officially the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf of America does not exist except in Trump's, the adjudicated rapist and felon's head. In which case it probably refers to the space between his ears!
It could be called "Go Global", or "Cart It", or "Avenues", or simply "Routes." Who's game?
I did see Mexico is now asking Google to change it back so
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"International consensus denomination is Gulf of Mexico.
You cowards."
For over 350 years, it's been known as Gulf of Mexico.
I will forever call that..
Apple, Google, & MS have made their own calculated decision & aren't going to change their mind no many how many people ask to "speak to the manager" or how many times they do it.
And I don't personally think that Google will change it back- not the intention, or mine anyway. Anything to be an annoyance or disruption in the face of these ring kissers is okay with me, though, and didn't cost much time out of my day
What I worry about, though, is that a big part of this administration's tactical toolbox is "distraction". When I see people say that they're complaining to Google/Apple dozens of times/day, I feel like that's falling prey.
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I wasn’t nearly as informative.
I love yr first 2 sentences. The 3rd I found provocative. I replaced it w/:
"The President of the United States has no jurisdiction in these matters."
This body of water is named The Gulf of Mexico. The name doesn’t change because some doddering old man writes a note saying so. Shame on Google for gaslighting the people using this browser. The internet is bigger than the U.S.
Apple has not caved to trump's lunacy.
Copy and paste what we said to Google! 🙌
1) visit your Google calendar
2) click the (?) In the upper right hand corner.
3) ask for Pride, BHM, WHM, trans day of visibility, IHM were removed from US holidays
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2024/10/10/why-the-us-justice-department-is-investigating-google.html
Yeah. That dumbass doesn't even know that Mexico is part of America.
https://ripslawlibrarian.wordpress.com/2024/05/02/un-google-your-search-exploring-search-alternatives/
https://www.semrush.com/blog/alternative-search-engines/
https://www.pcmag.com/picks/go-beyond-google-best-alternative-search-engines
Stick it to 'em until the fix the error on their map.
link at the very bottom right of the page to complain to them about it.
oddly denali appears unaffected
Also Google: *Translates "Gulf of America" to other languages, and shows this unofficial name in parenthesis to European users*.
1. Google Gulf of Mexico.
2. Find the 3 dots and select.
3 Select “Send Feedback” Certain elements of the page highlighted - choose Gulf of America.
4. Select “incorrect content” and in the “share some details” box below write “should be Gulf of Mexico”
Please share these steps.
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I’m still calling it Gulf of Mexico anyways. It will be changed back for years from now.
https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/apple-and-microsoft-joining-google-using-gulf-of-america-in-maps-programs/
Apple is now firmly in Bootlicking mode.
Oh well
They completely caved
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Gmail: Proton 🇨🇭, tuta 🇩🇪
Google: Startpage 🇳🇱, Ecosia 🇩🇪, DuckDuckGo 🇺🇲, Kagi 🇺🇲, Qwant 🇫🇷
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Firefox is the one to choose if you want to decouple completely from Chromium. But I have to choose one and that is the Vivaldi browser and mail client .
I know nothing about TOR.
I used to use Opera but the Chinese bought it. Vivaldi is made by the orig Opera team.
Collaboration with fascism is evil.