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As a way of managing disputed borders and names in other parts of the world, Google will present the official borders in the country that they are in and show the dispute in other countries. This keeps Google in good graces in all countries they operate in.
The US Federal Government has officially changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, so Google is implementing the same policy here.
Cool. I don't sympathise at all. They could stand but they choose to bend a knee to tyrants. It's no inconvenience to me to use alternatives to their products, as I'm sure it's no inconvenience to them that I do so. It's a peaceful solution all round.
Why should Google be the one who decides what is true?
I'm not saying a government necessarily is better (though I would think it is in most cases) but is it better to trust a private for profit company over a government?
But outside the US we're still shown the propaganda name inside parenthesis. There's no dispute here. There's only one real name.