<![CDATA[Google Maps is showing "Lake America."]]>Google Maps is showing "Lake America." (Apple Maps shows "Lake Ontario.") Google is like: "Hey, some ignorant, corrupt, loser is lying about the name of Lake Ontario. That's good enough for us! Craven, spineless, money-grubbing boot-lickers. And Google wants us to use their AI?!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/bf66906f-9aae-45e3-b438-cddc687db8d2/google-maps-is-showing-lake-america.RSS for NodeSat, 12 Sep 2026 18:48:27 GMTSun, 30 Aug 2026 11:22:00 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Google Maps is showing "Lake America." on Sun, 30 Aug 2026 14:23:35 GMT]]>@mihamarkic @edgeofeurope @MikeElgan so: only lying to the liars.

A whole separate reality for the US.

Very #1984, isn't it?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/deborahh/statuses/117184909502697647https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/deborahh/statuses/117184909502697647Sun, 30 Aug 2026 14:23:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google Maps is showing "Lake America." on Sun, 30 Aug 2026 14:05:54 GMT]]>@MikeElgan
I just searched, and OSM has Lake America, updated 22 hour ago:
https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1553443020

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tooot.im/users/tzafrir/statuses/117184839945792448https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tooot.im/users/tzafrir/statuses/117184839945792448Sun, 30 Aug 2026 14:05:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google Maps is showing "Lake America." on Sun, 30 Aug 2026 13:33:32 GMT]]>@MikeElgan You're talking about the orange ape who cannot even tell one country from another. Let's accept it as a fuckup by Google. There were times, we left the service because it was unreliable.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/nakal/statuses/117184712681702484https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/nakal/statuses/117184712681702484Sun, 30 Aug 2026 13:33:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google Maps is showing "Lake America." on Sun, 30 Aug 2026 12:51:54 GMT]]>@MikeElgan From a Canadian IP it's showing Lake Ontario.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/alan42/statuses/117184548964738158https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/alan42/statuses/117184548964738158Sun, 30 Aug 2026 12:51:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google Maps is showing "Lake America." on Sun, 30 Aug 2026 12:47:49 GMT]]>@MikeElgan I am getting both of them, while in Portugal. Shameful.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.lol/users/maique/statuses/117184532959754012https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.lol/users/maique/statuses/117184532959754012Sun, 30 Aug 2026 12:47:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google Maps is showing "Lake America." on Sun, 30 Aug 2026 12:32:55 GMT]]>@MikeElgan β€œdon’t be evil!” Was once upon a time the corporate slogan

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/arno_in_sing/statuses/117184474359612850https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/arno_in_sing/statuses/117184474359612850Sun, 30 Aug 2026 12:32:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google Maps is showing "Lake America." on Sun, 30 Aug 2026 12:22:32 GMT]]>@vosje62 @edgeofeurope @MikeElgan Ha, now I see that they name it "Lake Ontario (Lake America)"

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mihamarkic/statuses/117184433551127956https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mihamarkic/statuses/117184433551127956Sun, 30 Aug 2026 12:22:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google Maps is showing "Lake America." on Sun, 30 Aug 2026 12:13:29 GMT]]>@MikeElgan unbelievable! It now sets a precedent for any ruler of any country to just arbitrary rename any landmark. What a mess!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/danie10/statuses/117184397905016448https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/danie10/statuses/117184397905016448Sun, 30 Aug 2026 12:13:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google Maps is showing "Lake America." on Sun, 30 Aug 2026 12:05:41 GMT]]>@MikeElgan Americans know what to do in 2 months to fix this bullshit: a democrat landslide midterms.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/ap/users/116051175184217102/statuses/117184367266077349https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/ap/users/116051175184217102/statuses/117184367266077349Sun, 30 Aug 2026 12:05:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google Maps is showing "Lake America." on Sun, 30 Aug 2026 12:04:42 GMT]]>@MikeElgan Not in Europe (The Netherlands).

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/ap/users/116051175184217102/statuses/117184363379504155https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/ap/users/116051175184217102/statuses/117184363379504155Sun, 30 Aug 2026 12:04:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google Maps is showing "Lake America." on Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:49:06 GMT]]>@pkiff @MikeElgan You can just walk down to the lake and ask a fish how it's called πŸ™‚

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/edgeofeurope/statuses/117184302077752930https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/edgeofeurope/statuses/117184302077752930Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:49:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google Maps is showing "Lake America." on Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:47:31 GMT]]>@mihamarkic @edgeofeurope @MikeElgan

In search google did add '(lake America)' in the text like is is the 'normal local name' for it.

https://mastodon.nl/@vosje62/117183527225019205

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/vosje62/statuses/117184295808939303https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/vosje62/statuses/117184295808939303Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:47:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google Maps is showing "Lake America." on Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:45:14 GMT]]>@edgeofeurope @MikeElgan Yes, confirmed from here in Toronto that Google Maps is currently showing Lake Ontario from a Canadian IP address.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/pkiff/statuses/117184286819262252https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/pkiff/statuses/117184286819262252Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:45:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google Maps is showing "Lake America." on Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:43:52 GMT]]>@chalkahlom @MikeElgan From a European IP I also see Lake Ontario, but with an U.S IP (via VPN) it is Lake America.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Szipek/statuses/117184281501051495https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Szipek/statuses/117184281501051495Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:43:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google Maps is showing "Lake America." on Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:41:33 GMT]]>@edgeofeurope @MikeElgan same in Slovenia, the Orange won't see it, though and the local appeasement will succeed

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mihamarkic/statuses/117184272340585160https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mihamarkic/statuses/117184272340585160Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:41:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google Maps is showing "Lake America." on Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:38:57 GMT]]>@MikeElgan It's showing Lake America to Americans. I bet it's showing lake Ontario to Canadians. As it does to me down here in Italy.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/edgeofeurope/statuses/117184262131906569https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/edgeofeurope/statuses/117184262131906569Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:38:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google Maps is showing "Lake America." on Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:33:50 GMT]]>@MikeElgan just checked, I'm still seeing 'Lake Ontario' on Google maps. (From a European IP address)

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/ap/users/115944362176266457/statuses/117184242051473956https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/ap/users/115944362176266457/statuses/117184242051473956Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:33:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google Maps is showing "Lake America." on Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:26:34 GMT]]>@MikeElgan
"Don't be evil" ended a decade ago. πŸ˜•

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/RunRichRun/statuses/117184213482819032https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/RunRichRun/statuses/117184213482819032Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:26:34 GMT