While Google and Apple’s mapping services have complied with President Donald Trump’s executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America,” MapQuest is holding its ground.
The company ― which calls itself “the OG of online mapping” on BlueSky ― has refused to make the change. “Our maps are like grandma’s Thanksgiving recipes — once they’re printed, they’re not changing. The Gulf of Mexico stays put on MapQuest,” it announced last month.
And it’s now offering other critics a way to push back on Trump’s demand.
MapQuest last week introduced the “Gulf Map Generator,” which allowed users to rename the body of water themselves.
The tool quickly got used for trolling Trump, with users rebranding it as the “Gulf of Obama,” the “Gulf of Joe Biden” and the “Gulf Of Insecurity” and more.
See a sample of the responses here:
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