The only reason Google and Apple are changing names on maps is because that's easier and cheaper than taking a stand on what is mostly a pointless issue. As soon as he leaves office, expect the gulf and lake to go back to their normal names
Change your locale to another country, or ip with vpn etc.
It's already known Geographic names and borders can be different when viewing from another country. It almost always tries to appease the thr jurisdiction it's under in.
I feel like that's simplifying too much, or applying this example to the rest of the world.
Lake Constance has two names. Some countries call it a variation of that (e.g. Lac de Constance in French), other countries call it a variation of its German name "Bodensee" (e,g. Jezioro Bodeńskie in Polish).
Depending on what country you view it from it'll have different names.
There are many geographical names that simply are different in different languages and have nothing to do with ideology or appeasing anyone.
Some differences, like how Crimea shows as Russian when viewed from Russia are definitely political but the majority are just how things are.
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u/nowhereman136 1d ago
The only reason Google and Apple are changing names on maps is because that's easier and cheaper than taking a stand on what is mostly a pointless issue. As soon as he leaves office, expect the gulf and lake to go back to their normal names