Google addressed the recent name changes on Google Maps in a post on X (formerly Twitter), explaining that it has a long-standing policy of updating names based on official government sources.

Google Maps said that it will rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America on its maps app, saying that the change will take place when it has been updated in official government sources. Google ...

The Gulf of Mexico is set to be renamed “Gulf of America” by Google after US president Donald Trump ordered the name change just hours after taking office. The change will be visible in the US, with ...

it could eventually influence educational resources, though such changes typically take time. For now, the name change will primarily affect government documents and maps.

“We have a longstanding practice of applying name changes when they have been updated in official government sources,” Google said in a post on X. The company said that Maps will reflect any ...

McKinley. "We have a longstanding practice of applying name changes when they have been updated in official government sources," Google said in a post on X. The company said that Maps will reflect ...