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Google displays different names for contested places in different polities. Of course it should show Mexico its preferred "Gulf of Mexico." It can still show US users the current US name.

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That's essentially what they did (and IIRC still do) with Crimea and other annexed territories. That's not Google's first rodeo for sure, although it can be more difficult given that their headquarters is in the US.

Mexico’s claim is that the US doesn’t have claim to the entire body of water. It should technically show Gulf of America at the top where the US border extends to and also show Gulf of Mexico below that.

That said the whole thing is childish and stupid and a distraction from the massive grift being perpetrated on the American people right now.

Google seems like the wrong entity to dispute that with. They're just doing their best to follow the map policies of the countries they operate in.

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