Mexico aims to sue Google over 'Gulf of America' listing
Mexico has threatened to take legal action against Google Maps for changing the name of the "Gulf of Mexico" to "Gulf of America" on its platform.
On Monday, Google Maps officially changed the large body of water south of the United States from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday that if necessary, the country is going file a civil suit against Google over the name-changing.
"We do have a dispute with Google at the moment," Sheinbaum said at her morning news conference. "And if necessary, we will file a civil suit."
Last month, Sheinbaum wrote a letter to Google asking them not to change the name of Gulf of Mexico.
Sheinbaum has also suggested calling the United States "Mexican America," pointing to a map from before one-third of her country was seized by the United States in 1848.
In a statement posted to X, Google said it will be complying with the name change as part of a "longstanding policy" of adhering to official government names.
The move follows US President Donald Trump's executive order to rename the body of water soon after his January 20 inauguration.
Google said it changed the name from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America for Maps users in the United States to comply with Trump's executive order.
“We have a longstanding practice of applying name changes when they have been updated in official government sources,” Google said.
Apple Maps on Tuesday followed suit, officially changing the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, as well.
US Big Tech firms seeking to gain influence are reportedly making efforts to "curry favor" with the Trump administration through controversial policy changes.
On his first day in office, Trump also signed an executive order renaming North America's highest peak, Denali, back to Mount McKinley.
The state of Alaska had requested decades ago that the mountain be officially recognized as Denali, as it was still the common name used in the state and was traditional among Alaska Native peoples. The mountain’s name was first changed by former President Barack Obama in 2015.
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