Mexico files lawsuit over Google's 'Gulf of America' name change
May 11, 2025
Mexico City [Mexico] May 11: Mexico has sued internet giant Google over the labelling of the "Gulf of America" on its Maps service, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Friday.
Sheinbaum provided few details of the lawsuit during her daily press briefing. Google did not immediately comment.
In February, Google changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to "Gulf of America" for US users of its Maps service after the US government unilaterally renamed the body of water.
Both names are displayed for users outside the US.
Sheinbaum wrote a letter to Google in January asking the firm to reconsider its decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico for US users. The following month, she threatened legal action.
US President Donald Trump ordered the renaming of the body of water on the south coast of the US and east coast of Mexico in honour of "American greatness" shortly after coming into office.
The current name of the sea inlet on the southern coast of the US has been in use since the 16th century.
The waters border not only the US states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, but also Mexico and Cuba. According to Trump's decree, the name change applies to the area up to the maritime borders of Mexico and Cuba.
Source: Qatar Tribune
