Mexico Metropolis:
Mexico will take Google to court docket if it insists on altering the Gulf of Mexico’s identify to “Gulf of America” for Maps customers in america, President Claudia Sheinbaum mentioned Monday.
She mentioned her authorities had written once more to the US firm arguing that President Donald Trump’s government order on the topic solely applies to the a part of the continental shelf belonging to america.
The letter informs Google that “certainly not does Mexico settle for the renaming of any geographic space that features a part of its nationwide territory and that’s underneath its jurisdiction,” she mentioned.
“We are going to anticipate Google’s response and, if not, we are going to proceed in court docket,” Sheinbaum mentioned at her every day information convention.
Sheinbaum had introduced on Friday that her authorities was contemplating authorized motion towards Google, saying: “If mandatory, we are going to file a civil swimsuit.”
Trump signed an government order renaming the Gulf of Mexico quickly after his January 20 inauguration.
In response, Sheinbaum cheekily urged calling america “Mexican America,” pointing to a map relationship again to earlier than 1848, when one-third of her nation was seized by america.
Google, which is a part of tech large Alphabet, mentioned that customers of its Maps app in Mexico would proceed to see the identify “Gulf of Mexico” whereas these in third nations would see each names.
Apple has additionally renamed the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America” for US customers of its mapping utility to adjust to Trump’s order.
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