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

29 pointsby Levitatingtoday at 8:59 AM12 commentsview on HN

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alirezaxdehghantoday at 12:18 PM

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

panjatoday at 9:34 AM

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

joshstrangetoday at 10:37 AM

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.

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westurnertoday at 11:17 AM

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.

beardywtoday at 10:21 AM

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.