ooli2 ( ooli2@lemm.ee ) to DeGoogle Yourself@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agogoogle is not and never was your friend, it is a dictator tool: Degooglei.redd.itimagemessage-square125linkfedilinkarrow-up1720
arrow-up1720imagegoogle is not and never was your friend, it is a dictator tool: Degooglei.redd.itooli2 ( ooli2@lemm.ee ) to DeGoogle Yourself@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square125linkfedilink
minus-squareeatyourglory ( eatyourglory@feddit.it ) linkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoLook at the Falkland Islands. It does the exact same thing because the Argentinian government ordered them to. Google maps tries to stay apolitical, by abiding governments, and adding the non-globally recognised name in brackets.
minus-squareDingaling ( digdilem@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoNor am I, but what’s that got to do with it?
minus-squaresmeenz ( smeenz@lemmy.nz ) linkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoThere are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of place names that are not internationally recognised around the world.
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Look at the Falkland Islands. It does the exact same thing because the Argentinian government ordered them to. Google maps tries to stay apolitical, by abiding governments, and adding the non-globally recognised name in brackets.
Nor am I, but what’s that got to do with it?
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There are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of place names that are not internationally recognised around the world.