Mexico has sued tech big Google over its labelling of the Gulf of Mexico because the Gulf of America, a change made by U.S. President Donald Trump by way of government order, Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum mentioned Friday.
Sheinbaum didn’t present particulars of the lawsuit throughout her each day press briefing, however mentioned that Google had been sued.
Mexico’s Overseas Relations ministry had beforehand despatched letters to Google asking it to not label Mexican territorial waters because the Gulf of America.
Google didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
The physique of water has shared borders between america and Mexico. Trump’s order solely carries authority inside the U.S. Mexico, in addition to different nations and worldwide our bodies, don’t have to acknowledge the title change.
Mexico argues that Gulf of America ought to solely apply to the a part of the gulf over america continental shelf.
In February, Sheinbaum shared a letter from Cris Turner, Google’s vice chairman of presidency affairs and public coverage, stating that Google won’t change the coverage it outlined after Trump declared the physique of water the Gulf of America.
Because it stands, the gulf seems in Google Maps as Gulf of America inside america, as Gulf of Mexico inside Mexico and Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America) elsewhere. Turner in his letter mentioned the corporate was utilizing Gulf of America to comply with “longstanding maps policies impartially and consistently across all regions.”
The Gulf of Mexico has carried that title for greater than 400 years. The Related Press refers to it by its unique title whereas acknowledging the brand new title Trump has chosen. The White Home moved in February to block the APfrom being among the many small group of journalists to cowl Trump within the Oval Workplace or aboard Air Power One, with sporadic means to cowl him at occasions within the East Room.
The AP sued three Trump administration officers over entry to presidential occasions, citing freedom of speech in asking a federal choose to cease the blocking of its journalists.
A federal choose ordered the White Home final month to revive the AP’s full entry to cowl presidential occasions, affirming on First Modification grounds that the federal government can’t punish the information group for the content material of its speech. The choose’s determination granted emergency aid whereas the lawsuit proceeds.
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