Mexico Threatens Google Over Gulf Renaming

Mexico is threatening legal action against Google over the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the 'Gulf of America' on Google Maps, a change made following an executive order by U.S. President Donald Trump. President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico insists that Trump's decree should only apply to U.S. jurisdiction, which covers just 46% of the Gulf, and argues the renaming violates Mexican sovereignty. Google has stated that the name change aligns with their policy to reflect official government sources and offers different naming views based on user location. The Mexican government has formally requested that Google restore the original name, asserting that the renaming is incorrect and oversteps boundaries into Mexican and Cuban territories. While Google has expressed willingness to meet with Mexican officials, they have not indicated plans to revert the name change, prompting Mexico to prepare for possible court proceedings.