Google's maps unit reclassifies the US as a “sensitive country”, a designation for states with strict governments or border disputes, after Trump's map changes
Google's maps division on Monday reclassified the U.S. as a “sensitive country,” a designation it reserves for states …
CNBC Jennifer Elias
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@dangillmor@mastodon.social
Dan Gillmor
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Before Google decided to let extremists rename bodies of water, it used common sense. — From 2008: “...if a ruler announced that henceforth the Pacific Ocean would be named after her mother, we would not add that placemark unless and until the name came into common usage.” — …
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We've received a few questions about naming within Google Maps. We have a longstanding practice of applying name changes when they have been updated in official government sources.
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@alexpalcuie
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> The changes were given a rare “P0” order, meaning it had the highest priority level and employees were immediately notified and instructed to drop what they were doing to work on it. journalists trying to understand our internal jira-clone bug priorities will always be funny
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@jenn_elias
Jennifer E.
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New: Google has reclassified the U.S. as a ‘sensitive country’ alongside China, Russia and others after Trump's ‘Gulf of America’ rename. The changes within Google Maps were given a rare “P0” order, meaning it had the highest priority and urgency. https://www.cnbc.com/...
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Google reclassifies U.S. as ‘sensitive country’ like China, Russia
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Google reclassifies U.S. as ‘sensitive country’ alongside China, Russia after Trump's ‘Gulf of America’ comments
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Google reclassifies U.S. as ‘sensitive country’ alongside China, Russia after Trump's ‘Gulf of America’ comments
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Google declares U.S. ‘sensitive country’ like China, Russia after Trump's map changes
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Google reclassifies U.S. as ‘sensitive country’ alongside China, Russia after Trump's ‘Gulf of America’ comments
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Google Reclassifies U.S. as ‘Sensitive Country’ Alongside China, Russia After Trump's ‘Gulf of America’ Comments
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@Techmeme @jenn_elias This report is misleading. “Sensitive” is simply used in our internal systems for countries that see different official names in Maps (like a different name for a body of water) — that's all there is to it. This is common & includes dozens of countries. Addi…