Mexico prosecuting a lawsuit against Google to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico, the president says
President Claudia Shinbom of Mexico said on Friday morning that her government filed a law against Google regarding the company’s decision to classify the Gulf of Mexico as “the Gulf of America” - a dispute dating back to February, when the Trump administration issued Executive To rename the Gulf.
It has prompted some local governments and local legislators in the United States to adopt the use of the name in official documents. It also caused Google to change its maps. Users in the United States will see the water body with the new name while people in Mexico will continue to see the Gulf of Mexico, the company Declare In a statement. The rest of the world will see both names.
But for Mrs. Shinbom, who was once joking that the United States could be renamed “Mexican America”, even this median solution crosses a line. The unilateral attempt to rename the Gulf sparked mockery and anger in Mexico, where Many people have a negative opinion For Mr. Trump, however General approval According to recent opinion polls, Mrs. Shinbom’s wonderful approach to navigating in a series of threats, according to recent opinion polls.
“What we say is:” Google, adherence to what the American government agreed, “she told reporters, referring to the regime, which renamed the US -controlled marine areas only – not the entire Gulf.
She said that the Trump administration is part of its right to rename its lands, but the marine areas that are under the control of Mexico or Cuba cannot be re -modified by the United States or anyone else. She added, “We will not have any work in informing them of re -naming a state, mountain or lake.”
In February, CRIS Turner, Vice President of Government and Public Policy at Google, sent a message to the Mexican government that justifies change and confirm that people who use Google Maps in Mexico will continue to see the Gulf of Mexico.
“This is consistent with our regular operating procedures to think about our geographical names determined by various reliable government sources,” said the message, including in places that “these sources may differ.”
The next day, the Foreign Ministry of Mexico said in another message to Mr. Turner that Turner is redirecting the entire Gulf, even for American users only, “It exceeds the powers of any national authority or a special entity.” The ministry said that Mexico will take any legal action it considers appropriate.
Mrs. Shinbom did not say on Friday when or where she brought her administration against Google, but added that there was already a “initial decision.” The Legal Office of the New York Times said that the lawsuit was filed in a Mexican court in late March.