How does changing the name from Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America affect users in the United States?

The name change from Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America by the United States Government, implemented by various governmental organizations and companies such as Google Maps, Apple, Microsoft, among others, continues to generate controversy among different political actors in the North American nation and, primarily, in the neighboring country. 

This led to a public complaint made by the President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, who revealed the sending of a letter to Google's CEO, Sundar Pichai, by the Mexican foreign ministry in order to reverse this situation based on the historical argument that surrounds this body of water. 

However, despite the insistence by the Mexican government, questioning Google's action based on the possible lack of consultation with official maritime nomenclature bodies, the California-based company issued a response affirming the modification to this maritime territory based on the United States Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). 

What did Google tell the Mexican government? 

According to Google's statement, the name change from Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America is based on the same update from GNIS, which has official recognition regarding these types of decisions or actions. 

In response to this, and according to the letter, Google made the update on its various platforms following the "recommendation" of this body due to its commitment to adhere to strict and neutral policies when displaying geographic names. 

As established by Google, this modification also aligns with its goal of reflecting accurate information based on authorized sources through an established protocol when there are discrepancies between official bodies of different countries. 

How does this change affect users in the United States? 

According to Google's declaration, and as done in other nomenclature changes, the company's servers will display, only for users in United States, the name Gulf of America. 

Meanwhile, for Mexico and the rest of the world, both titles will appear: Gulf of Mexico and Gulf of America. 

This modification will also be applied by other technology and IT companies, such as Apple and Microsoft, who will also implement the change in their various programs, devices, and updates. 

In response to this, the Mexican government did not rule out continuing to insist to Google to revert this change. Meanwhile, the American company indicated openness to dialogue to engage in negotiations in the future. 

*This article has been automatically translated using artificial intelligence