Google Maps renames "Lake Ontario" to "Lake America" faster than US Government

panja

What I want to call this administration is unfortunately against the site rules

mizaru

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anticipatory_obedience

beardyw

You can make too much of this. Countries regularly have different names for foreign or shared places. The "English Channel" is "La Manche", Cologne is Köln. Like the English language, it's pretty much down to "that's what I call it". If people continue to call it "Lake Ontario" that's what it will be.

joshstrange

The title of this article implies they changed it before being forced/asked. As stupid as the whole thing is, the executive order was signed. This article is just about how the government’s own maps aren’t updated yet. This wasn’t a case of Google updating based on a mere suggestion or guessing at what our mad king wants. It’s still silly, it’s still petty, but this article reads (and is titled) like clickbait to me. Instead we should focus on the absurdity of the EO.

westurner

Is anyone else able to find "executive seal b ible" on YouTube? With similar queries? The one with the modified executive seal on it? It's unfathomable to me that there are no videos on YouTube that show their modified seal for private profit on b ibles and b eer pong sets.

alirezaxdehghan

Didn't google do the same to Persian Gulf too? they please whoever's feeding them

aprentic

Kagi Maps did too.

ChrisArchitect

[dupe] Discussion on source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49495947

karmakaze

There's clearly a line running through the lake. It should only change name on the lower part.

oriettaxx

not even Fantozzi with the "Mega Direttore Galattico Gran Mascalzon Figl di Putt"