Overview

• Donald Trump's directive to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the 'Gulf of America' has inspired a satirical trend among German Google Maps users.
• German users have humorously renamed lakes, rivers, and ponds with 'Golf' in their titles, such as the 'Great Golf von Görlitz' and 'Golf von Dresden.'
• The trend critiques the symbolic and political implications of geographic naming decisions, drawing attention to their arbitrary nature.
• Google Maps has implemented Trump's renaming partially, showing 'Gulf of America' alongside 'Gulf of Mexico' in some regions, while swiftly removing user-generated 'Golf' names.
• The trend has sparked discussions about the role of tech companies in shaping geographic narratives and the influence of political power on global platforms.