WorldPingGoogle has updated its maps application to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America" for users in the US.
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Read the full report at Sky NewsCompany says U.S.Geographic Names Information System spurred change in America, and that Canadians users would continue to see Lake Ontario on their maps…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Rolling Stone
WorldPingIn a surprising turn of events, Google Maps has rebranded Lake Ontario as Lake America for users in the United States. This decision springs from a recent executive order and updates from the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Times of India
WorldPingCanadians will see 'Lake Ontario' and those outside U.S.and Canada will see both names, Google says, days after Donald Trump signed an order renaming the water body…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Hindu
WorldPingOntario Premier Doug Ford has unveiled a giant billboard reading: "Lake Ontario — Now and Always." But tech giant Google has said it is renaming the lake for U.S. users, as President Trump demanded.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by NPR
WorldPingThe decision was prompted by a change in the official US government geographic naming system, the company said.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Fortune
WorldPingAfter Donald Trump’s executive order demanding the name change, Google is the first major online map provider to flip the switch.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by WIRED
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