• Australis13@fedia.io
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    119
    ·
    7 days ago

    Pathetic. Hopefully the rest of the world doesn’t follow suit. Renaming it just for one of Trump’s ego trips is not a good reason.

    • مهما طال الليل@lemm.ee
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      21
      ·
      7 days ago

      The rest of the world obviously will not follow suit, but foreign companies selling maps in the US will have to comply, so it is just another exception that need to be handled. Naming and boundary disputes between countries have existed for years, and map makers just make enough versions to satisfy every country.

      • Australis13@fedia.io
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        15
        ·
        7 days ago

        Actually, I’m unclear on that point - do foreign companies actually have to comply, or is it just limited to government communications and government-published maps (e.g. the USGS, etc.)?