<![CDATA[It's interesting that Google's compliance with non-law government directives regarding the names of bodies of water is so blazingly fast, because, they say, it's their responsibility under the law and they're just following orders...]]>It's interesting that Google's compliance with non-law government directives regarding the names of bodies of water is so blazingly fast, because, they say, it's their responsibility under the law and they're just following orders...

...and yet their compliance with laws regarding labor rights, collective bargaining, sexual harrassment, and workforce diversity was and is glacial, despite being actual laws.

Every response is a choice.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/781ca102-b2f1-49ee-890f-80cfd692b404/it-s-interesting-that-google-s-compliance-with-non-law-government-directives-regarding-the-names-of-bodies-of-water-is-so-blazingly-fast-because-they-say-it-s-their-responsibility-under-the-law-and-they-re-just-following-orders...RSS for NodeThu, 17 Sep 2026 12:07:33 GMTSun, 30 Aug 2026 22:19:44 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to It's interesting that Google's compliance with non-law government directives regarding the names of bodies of water is so blazingly fast, because, they say, it's their responsibility under the law and they're just following orders... on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:56:04 GMT]]>@hasani @cliffle a very big part, of the Pentagon's JWCC, with a race to launch the Startgate by 2028.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/pentagon-splits-9-billion-cloud-computer-network-contract-between-4-firms

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/cmthiede/statuses/117189991740797907https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/cmthiede/statuses/117189991740797907Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:56:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It's interesting that Google's compliance with non-law government directives regarding the names of bodies of water is so blazingly fast, because, they say, it's their responsibility under the law and they're just following orders... on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:55:51 GMT]]>@cliffle Tells me that they see themselves as a part of the US government.

After letting that sink in for a bit, things they do/did now start to make a whole lot more sense.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://my-spaces.social/users/hasani/statuses/117189755002177341https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://my-spaces.social/users/hasani/statuses/117189755002177341Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:55:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It's interesting that Google's compliance with non-law government directives regarding the names of bodies of water is so blazingly fast, because, they say, it's their responsibility under the law and they're just following orders... on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:33:36 GMT]]>@divVerent @antopatriarca @maya_b @cliffle Same for Poland.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/kjhank/statuses/117189431529632404https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/kjhank/statuses/117189431529632404Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:33:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It's interesting that Google's compliance with non-law government directives regarding the names of bodies of water is so blazingly fast, because, they say, it's their responsibility under the law and they're just following orders... on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:03:21 GMT]]>@cliffle

Just following orders like a good sycophant would...

Remember 1945...

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/xs4me2/statuses/117189076684129652https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/xs4me2/statuses/117189076684129652Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:03:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It's interesting that Google's compliance with non-law government directives regarding the names of bodies of water is so blazingly fast, because, they say, it's their responsibility under the law and they're just following orders... on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 06:56:16 GMT]]>@cliffle Executive orders are not laws.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/Axomamma/statuses/117188812865210873https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/Axomamma/statuses/117188812865210873Mon, 31 Aug 2026 06:56:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It's interesting that Google's compliance with non-law government directives regarding the names of bodies of water is so blazingly fast, because, they say, it's their responsibility under the law and they're just following orders... on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 06:41:01 GMT]]>@cliffle It definitely speaks loudly but unfortunately not enough. I would hope it helps wake up some people around me, but knowing their "It does not effect me" attitude - I doubt it.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/svelmoe/statuses/117188752947152904https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/svelmoe/statuses/117188752947152904Mon, 31 Aug 2026 06:41:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It's interesting that Google's compliance with non-law government directives regarding the names of bodies of water is so blazingly fast, because, they say, it's their responsibility under the law and they're just following orders... on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 06:18:12 GMT]]>@maya_b @antopatriarca @cliffle what about the Gulf of Mexico, do you see it as "Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)" or just one of them? Asking because I'd expect they do the same with the Lake at some point

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115972386867371710/statuses/117188663193844261https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115972386867371710/statuses/117188663193844261Mon, 31 Aug 2026 06:18:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It's interesting that Google's compliance with non-law government directives regarding the names of bodies of water is so blazingly fast, because, they say, it's their responsibility under the law and they're just following orders... on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 06:02:38 GMT]]>@cliffle it’s interesting how clueless you are …

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jasper89/statuses/117188602023829540https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jasper89/statuses/117188602023829540Mon, 31 Aug 2026 06:02:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It's interesting that Google's compliance with non-law government directives regarding the names of bodies of water is so blazingly fast, because, they say, it's their responsibility under the law and they're just following orders... on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 04:30:27 GMT]]>@cliffle they are just magically drawn to fellatio.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://polyglot.city/ap/users/116920690631779955/statuses/117188239554124453https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://polyglot.city/ap/users/116920690631779955/statuses/117188239554124453Mon, 31 Aug 2026 04:30:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It's interesting that Google's compliance with non-law government directives regarding the names of bodies of water is so blazingly fast, because, they say, it's their responsibility under the law and they're just following orders... on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 04:24:29 GMT]]>@j2kun @tknarr @cliffle The BKG seems to return "Ontariosee" and "Lake Ontario", depending on which of its APIs one uses.

To some extent, the BKG reuses data from OpenStreetMap, BTW.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/divVerent/statuses/117188216051261561https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/divVerent/statuses/117188216051261561Mon, 31 Aug 2026 04:24:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It's interesting that Google's compliance with non-law government directives regarding the names of bodies of water is so blazingly fast, because, they say, it's their responsibility under the law and they're just following orders... on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 04:13:16 GMT]]>@cliffle

Google is gonzo for me. Finally ditched it today. Fuck them.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/ap/users/116269036333895530/statuses/117188171959862505https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/ap/users/116269036333895530/statuses/117188171959862505Mon, 31 Aug 2026 04:13:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It's interesting that Google's compliance with non-law government directives regarding the names of bodies of water is so blazingly fast, because, they say, it's their responsibility under the law and they're just following orders... on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 04:10:15 GMT]]>@cliffle
Here in Australia, I see:
Lake Ontario
Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf Of America)

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/thomascoven/statuses/117188160100115532https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/thomascoven/statuses/117188160100115532Mon, 31 Aug 2026 04:10:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It's interesting that Google's compliance with non-law government directives regarding the names of bodies of water is so blazingly fast, because, they say, it's their responsibility under the law and they're just following orders... on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 03:50:25 GMT]]>@divVerent @tknarr @cliffle The German government also runs a place name system (BKG). Does it choose a different name that Maps ignores? If so, that might be worth complaining about.

My point is really that people should first learn how the systems work before posting rants about them.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/j2kun/statuses/117188082129879674https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/j2kun/statuses/117188082129879674Mon, 31 Aug 2026 03:50:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It's interesting that Google's compliance with non-law government directives regarding the names of bodies of water is so blazingly fast, because, they say, it's their responsibility under the law and they're just following orders... on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 03:43:57 GMT]]>@divVerent @cliffle

Google sides with authoritarians, always

Saudi Arabia
https://www.newsweek.com/what-absher-google-approved-saudi-government-app-tracks-women-1350005

https://english.aawsat.com/technology/4500261-over-26m-electronic-transactions-carried-out-through-saudi-arabias-absher

China
https://theintercept.com/2018/08/01/google-china-search-engine-censorship/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/02/google-working-on-censored-search-engine-for-china

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-49015516

https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/chinas-moonshot-talks-with-microsoft-amazon-google-over-k3-revenue-sharing-2026-08-26/

https://qz.com/moonshot-ai-kimi-k3-revenue-sharing-microsoft-amazon-google-082626

Russia
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/15/google-helped-facilitate-russia-china-censorship-requests

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-48262148

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/01/02/top-google-exec-pushed-company-commit-human-rights-then-google-pushed-him-out-he-says/

Orban
https://kyivindependent.com/orbans-party-biggest-spenders-of-google-advertising-in-eu/

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Npars01/statuses/117188056675486908https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Npars01/statuses/117188056675486908Mon, 31 Aug 2026 03:43:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It's interesting that Google's compliance with non-law government directives regarding the names of bodies of water is so blazingly fast, because, they say, it's their responsibility under the law and they're just following orders... on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 03:39:48 GMT]]>@cliffle

"don't be evil"
[follows dictates of a rapist]

Google needs to be emptied out.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/falcennial/statuses/117188040339291225https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/falcennial/statuses/117188040339291225Mon, 31 Aug 2026 03:39:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It's interesting that Google's compliance with non-law government directives regarding the names of bodies of water is so blazingly fast, because, they say, it's their responsibility under the law and they're just following orders... on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 03:26:29 GMT]]>@Npars01 @cliffle And an older one: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/google-apple-remove-navalny-app-stores-russian-elections-begin-2021-09-17/

Yes, even Putin.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/divVerent/statuses/117187988026412236https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/divVerent/statuses/117187988026412236Mon, 31 Aug 2026 03:26:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It's interesting that Google's compliance with non-law government directives regarding the names of bodies of water is so blazingly fast, because, they say, it's their responsibility under the law and they're just following orders... on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 03:25:14 GMT]]>@j2kun @tknarr @cliffle Pretty sure the USGS NGIS does not say which name to show in Germany?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/divVerent/statuses/117187983079428293https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/divVerent/statuses/117187983079428293Mon, 31 Aug 2026 03:25:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It's interesting that Google's compliance with non-law government directives regarding the names of bodies of water is so blazingly fast, because, they say, it's their responsibility under the law and they're just following orders... on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 03:24:09 GMT]]>@TJC_2 @cliffle The usual trick is to threaten to end all government contracts on noncompliance.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/divVerent/statuses/117187978799937090https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/divVerent/statuses/117187978799937090Mon, 31 Aug 2026 03:24:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It's interesting that Google's compliance with non-law government directives regarding the names of bodies of water is so blazingly fast, because, they say, it's their responsibility under the law and they're just following orders... on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 03:22:49 GMT]]>@antopatriarca @maya_b @cliffle Germany sees "Lake Ontario (Lake America)". Not sure which other countries are affected how.

I presume it will be consistent with the Gulf of Mexico.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/divVerent/statuses/117187973590592971https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/divVerent/statuses/117187973590592971Mon, 31 Aug 2026 03:22:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It's interesting that Google's compliance with non-law government directives regarding the names of bodies of water is so blazingly fast, because, they say, it's their responsibility under the law and they're just following orders... on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 03:09:03 GMT]]>@cliffle

Everything Google does is intended to curry the favor of oil oligarchs, petrostate despots, and their financiers.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/nov/15/major-investor-calls-on-google-owner-to-aggressively-cut-staff-and-pay

https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/billionaire-hohn-more-google-layoffs-17736530.php

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/07/heres-a-look-at-who.html

https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligencer-trump-mbs-meeting-brings-ai-money-2025-11-20/

https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-google-hand-dissident-data-to-saudi-arabia-activists-say-2023-7

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-05-13/trump-mbs-tout-1-trillion-saudi-deal-commitment

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-saudi-event-include-ceos-chevron-qualcomm-pfizer-source-says-2025-11-17/

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/wall-street-mbs-saudi-al-rumayyan/

https://www.businessinsider.com/how-investment-in-uber-brought-saudi-prince-to-silicon-valley-2020-9

https://fortune.com/2024/01/08/amazon-microsoft-google-opening-saudi-arabia-hqs/

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/us/politics/trump-saudi-business-lunch-musk-altman.html

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Npars01/statuses/117187919461975047https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Npars01/statuses/117187919461975047Mon, 31 Aug 2026 03:09:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It's interesting that Google's compliance with non-law government directives regarding the names of bodies of water is so blazingly fast, because, they say, it's their responsibility under the law and they're just following orders... on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 03:06:06 GMT]]>@antopatriarca @maya_b @cliffle Google implemented this non law so well that some Canadian government sites didn't show Lake Ontario any more.

https://hsnl.social/@eloy/117187268076254760

Google compliance to actual law is, like always, glacial.

https://hachyderm.io/@cliffle/117186781798605597

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/wiert/statuses/117187907857555004https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/wiert/statuses/117187907857555004Mon, 31 Aug 2026 03:06:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It's interesting that Google's compliance with non-law government directives regarding the names of bodies of water is so blazingly fast, because, they say, it's their responsibility under the law and they're just following orders... on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 02:42:36 GMT]]>@cliffle The choice is "join the illegal fascist regime to make more money".

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/yora/statuses/117187815432450452https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/yora/statuses/117187815432450452Mon, 31 Aug 2026 02:42:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It's interesting that Google's compliance with non-law government directives regarding the names of bodies of water is so blazingly fast, because, they say, it's their responsibility under the law and they're just following orders... on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 02:38:44 GMT]]>@maya_b @cliffle I see too many businesses with gmail accounts and almost every Canadian business website has Google Maps embedded on their Contact Us page

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://metalhead.club/users/ferds/statuses/117187800250895656https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://metalhead.club/users/ferds/statuses/117187800250895656Mon, 31 Aug 2026 02:38:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It's interesting that Google's compliance with non-law government directives regarding the names of bodies of water is so blazingly fast, because, they say, it's their responsibility under the law and they're just following orders... on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 02:21:11 GMT]]>@cliffle didn’t Google still have that report an error thing for maps? We know what to do then.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sfba.social/users/Kleen/statuses/117187731230718655https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sfba.social/users/Kleen/statuses/117187731230718655Mon, 31 Aug 2026 02:21:11 GMT