Google Maps relabels Lake Ontario as Lake America for US users
Google Maps now labels Lake Ontario as Lake America for users in the United States, following an update to the US Geographic Names Information System, while Canadian users see the old name and everyone else sees both. Google Maps has been a designated very large online platform in the EU since April 2023, with duties to assess systemic risks including effects on civic discourse.
Google Maps now shows Lake Ontario as Lake America to anyone using it in the United States. Alphabet announced the change, Bloomberg reported.
What you see depends on where you are standing. Canadian users still get Lake Ontario, and everyone else, Europe included, gets both names printed on the same water.
The trigger was a database entry. The US Geographic Names Information System was updated on 27 August, after President Trump said he would rename the lake.
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