{"id":2403532,"date":"2025-02-17T19:32:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T00:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/google-maps-blocks-gulf-of-america-reviews-after-critics-attempt-review-bombing-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-17T19:32:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T00:32:32","slug":"google-maps-blocks-gulf-of-america-reviews-after-critics-attempt-review-bombing-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/google-maps-blocks-gulf-of-america-reviews-after-critics-attempt-review-bombing-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Maps blocks Gulf of America reviews after critics attempt review-bombing &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgoogle-maps-blocks-gulf-of-america-reviews-after-critics-attempt-review-bombing-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2403532&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Google Maps\u200c recently changed \u200dthe name of the gulf of Mexico \u200dto the Gulf of America for users in the United States,a decision stemming from the Trump governance. Following the update,\u2063 critics attempted to leave negative one-star reviews to protest the name change, which led Google to\u200c remove the ratings option for \u2064that location. This\u200d incident reflects \u2063a broader trend of &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-ruffalo-quotes-claim-she-hulks-bad-reviews-come-from-woman-haters-racists\/\" title=\"Mark Ruffalo Quotes Claim She-Hulk\u2019s Bad Reviews Come From Woman-Haters, Racists\">review-bombing<\/a>,&#8221; where users Target businesses or entities over political\u2063 issues. <\/p>\n<p>In response to the name change, the Mexican government criticized Google, saying it incorrectly altered\u200b the name associated with their territory. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">threatened legal action<\/a> against Google for this change, asserting that it encroaches on the country&#8217;s naming\u2062 rights for its continental shelf. Google \u200dacknowledged that while users in the\u200c U.S.see the Gulf of America, users in Mexico\u200c will still see the Gulf of Mexico, and others will\u200c see \u200dboth names.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Google Maps blocks Gulf of America reviews after critics attempt review-bombing<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1993992\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/google\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Google\">Google<\/a> Maps updated the name of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gulf-of-mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Gulf of Mexico\">Gulf of Mexico<\/a> to the Gulf of America, a change made by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Trump<\/a> administration, for map users in the United States.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Shortly after the update to Google <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Maps\">Maps<\/a>, critics said they attempted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-is-amazons-most-watched-premiere-ever-with-25-million-viewers\/\" title=\"&quot;Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power&quot; Is Amazon&#039;s Most-watched Premiere Ever with 25 Million Viewers\">leave negative reviews<\/a> about the newly renamed body of water.<\/p>\n<p>Social media users said they made <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JillBelch\/status\/1889982393924341779\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"one star reviews\">one-star reviews<\/a> before Google removed the ratings option on maps.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Google is now censoring us. <br \/>In the post &#128071;&#127995;literally hundreds said gave a 1 star review on Gulf of Mexico name change, yet today I appear the only one. Others saying same.<br \/>Also not allowing reports of a naming error.<br \/>Pretty shocking,<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Google?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@google<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ChangeYourSearchEngine?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ChangeYourSearchEngine<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/s07SMIzXsE\">pic.twitter.com\/s07SMIzXsE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dr Jill Belch (@JillBelch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JillBelch\/status\/1889982393924341779?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Review-bombing has become a political practice of targeting businesses and companies involved in top political news stories.<\/p>\n<p>Google has had to navigate activists descending their map locations, including at a McDonald&rsquo;s in Pennsylvania in December, where Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the United Healthcare CEO murder, was arrested. Google Maps <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/google-pulls-mcdonalds-negative-reviews-over-arrest-unitedhealth-murder-2024-12-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"removed derogatory reviews\">removed derogatory reviews<\/a> that attempted to attack the business at the center of the story.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Mexico <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alisondurkee\/2025\/02\/17\/will-mexico-sue-google-over-gulf-of-america-countrys-president-moves-forward-with-legal-threat-over-google-maps-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"denounced\">denounced<\/a> Google&rsquo;s labeling of the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America for U.S.-based users as &ldquo;incorrect.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is threatening to take Google to court.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What Google is doing here is changing the name of the continental shelf of Mexico and Cuba, which has nothing to do with Trump&rsquo;s decree, which applied only to the US continental shelf,&rdquo; Sheinbaum said to the press. &ldquo;We do not agree with this, and the Foreign Minister has sent a new letter addressing the issue.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/products\/maps\/united-states-geographic-name-change-feb-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"a Feb. 10 release\">a Feb. 10 release<\/a>, Google Maps said inside the U.S., the name would be updated to Gulf of America while people in Mexico would see Gulf of Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Everyone else will see both names,&rdquo; said Google Maps.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1993992\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1993992\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google Maps halts reviews of Gulf of America after backlash<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2403533,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Trump-Gulf-of-America-AP25040792057148.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33235,48062,50537,50536,32076],"class_list":["post-2403532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-google-maps","tag-gulf-of-america","tag-online-reviews","tag-review-bombing","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Trump-Gulf-of-America-AP25040792057148.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2403532"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403532\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2403536,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403532\/revisions\/2403536"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2403533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2403532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2403532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2403532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}