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Section regarding political borders

Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Would it be a good idea to include a piece regarding Google's policy on handling political borders? There are a bevy of sources which touch this topic, such as The Washington Post, The Economist, and academic studies; , , .

It would be beneficial to explain their policy on geopolitical boundaries. The portion regarding the somewhat infamous example of the Chinese-Indian border (located in the section regarding China) can be expanded as apart of this, as can other examples such as the Western Sahara. Regarding the decision to change the name to Gulf of America; most of the criticism to this point have focused on the executive order to rename the Gulf rather than at Google, but that could change, particularly after the namechange is implemented. AppreciateALittleBreeze (talk) 18:22, 28 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

False information

Latest comment: 1 year ago2 comments2 people in discussion

This app provides incorrect information about place names. For example, it misrepresents the name of the Persian Gulf in some cases. Perfection7798 (talk) 09:11, 9 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

Hi Perfection, this issue is mentioned in the Google Maps#Naming disputes section. If you have an issue specifically with Google Maps, please reach out to Google. Melonkelon (talk) 21:51, 9 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

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Logo change

Latest comment: 4 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

they just updated the logo so you might change it soon ~2026-13862-33 (talk) 00:59, 4 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

Disputes sections

Latest comment: 1 month ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Are the Labelling disputes section and Naming disputes section functionally distinct? Ash.tahno (talk) 20:59, 28 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

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