return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoGoogle says it will change Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' in Maps after government updateswww.cnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square262fedilinkarrow-up1593arrow-down133
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minus-squaredaddy32@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 months agoThey never fix bugs in maps. Some places IRL even got renamed, because it was easier than fixing the name in google maps.
minus-squareYarHarSuperstar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoDo you have any examples? It’s impossible to find with a search with the recent news.
minus-squaredaddy32@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoSorry, unable to find it now either and my memory fails me. There’s a chronically mislabeled place near where I live, but I don’t want to doxx myself. So, please have this vaguely related fun story instead: https://www.thesun.ie/news/14465782/ghost-aldi-supermarket-tourists-lorry
They never fix bugs in maps. Some places IRL even got renamed, because it was easier than fixing the name in google maps.
Do you have any examples? It’s impossible to find with a search with the recent news.
Sorry, unable to find it now either and my memory fails me. There’s a chronically mislabeled place near where I live, but I don’t want to doxx myself. So, please have this vaguely related fun story instead: https://www.thesun.ie/news/14465782/ghost-aldi-supermarket-tourists-lorry