Overview

• Mexico has filed a lawsuit against Google for renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on Google Maps for U.S. users, following President Trump's executive order.
• President Claudia Sheinbaum argues that renaming an international body of water unilaterally violates territorial sovereignty and international naming conventions.
• Google updated its maps in February to reflect the name change for U.S. users, while maintaining 'Gulf of Mexico' for Mexican users and a hybrid label elsewhere.
• The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a bill codifying the name change for federal use, reinforcing the executive order.
• Other tech companies, including Apple, complied with the change, while MapQuest resisted, highlighting varying responses to the U.S. directive.