fluxcap@lemmy.world to DeGoogle Yourself@lemmy.ml · 1 month agoHere is another reason Google is terrible.lemmy.mlimagemessage-square231linkfedilinkarrow-up1989arrow-down116
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minus-squareJyek@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 month agoAre you viewing this from America? Because Google changes the names of things based on the country you are in.
minus-squareVinegarChunks@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 month agoI’m in the USA and GoogleMaps shows Lake America right now. Apple Maps shows Lake Ontario
minus-squarebetanumerus@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoUsing a continent’s name deliberately for a nameless country is a confusion point I won’t be touching with a ten-foot pole. Cheers.
As of 2026-08-30:
Are you viewing this from America? Because Google changes the names of things based on the country you are in.
I’m in the USA and GoogleMaps shows Lake America right now.
Apple Maps shows Lake Ontario
Using a continent’s name deliberately for a nameless country is a confusion point I won’t be touching with a ten-foot pole. Cheers.