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0 pointsowlninja1y ago0 comments

I thought they used the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) from the USGS. If this buffoonery does pass, it will reflect in the government official data source - and thus on Google maps?

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andix1y ago

And nobody outside of the US cares about what's inside those official databases. If Trump changes the name of China to "Smelly Food Country" it might be required to change this in US Google Maps But if this propagates to Google Maps in other countries people will just laugh at them and might stop using it.

owlninjaOP1y ago

But they should see what their home country calls it? I am totally against this, but don't really think Google is bending the knee or hard-coding a name here.

int_19h1y ago

I don't think Google is required to change anything, since it's not a government agency.

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andix1y ago

owlninjaOP1y ago

But they should see what their home country calls it? I am totally against this, but don't really think Google is bending the knee or hard-coding a name here.

int_19h1y ago

I don't think Google is required to change anything, since it's not a government agency.

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