Mexico may sue Google over changes in the US Gulf

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday that her government is deciding whether to launch a lawsuit against Google for renaming the US Gulf of the US Gulf on Google Maps.

“We’re going to wait. We’ve already seen what this means from a legal advice perspective, but we hope they make a revision,” Shenbaum said according to Reuters. I did.

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Presidents Claudia Sinbaum and President Donald Trump (Getty Images)

Google’s name change Waters after President Donald Trump have signed an executive order to change it. Currently, Google Maps users will see “American Gulf” in the app, while non-US and non-Mexican users are seeing both terms, the company said.

“We’re going to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the US Gulf. This has a beautiful ring. It covers a lot of territory,” Trump said Tuesday. “American Bay. What a beautiful name. That’s appropriate.”

Sinbaum denounced the move, saying that the Gulf of Mexico’s name has long been internationally recognized.

“All we want from Google is to look at the laws. White House He was released and signed by President Donald Trump. With that order, you see that it doesn’t refer to the entire bay,” Sinbaum said.

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Google Maps is beginning to call the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America. (AP/Google Maps)

“We will file a civil lawsuit if necessary,” she added. “Our legal field is already considering what it means, but we hope for a reconder.”

Besides Google, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) In addition to updating Alaska’s newly named Mount McKinley, previously known as Denali, it also sends a charting notification to confirm that the system is updating its name. did.

President Donald Trump speaks with Interior Secretary Doug Burgham and Burgham’s wife, Kathryn Burgham, a reporter with Air Force 1. I went to New Orleans on Sunday, February 9th, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Cartis)

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“FAA recommends that you are in the process of updating data and charts and indicating a name change from. Gulf of Mexico The name was changed to the US Gulf and from Denali to Mount McKinley. This covers the next publication cycle,” the notice states.