Trump’s claim that Google CEO Sundar Pichai refused to rename the Atlantic Ocean highlights the limits of executive power over global digital infrastructure and geographic nomenclature.
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After renaming Lake Ontario and the Gulf of Mexico on Google Maps following Trump's executive orders, Google CEO Sundar Pichai might be drawing the line at the Atlantic Ocean. As reported earlier by the Washington Post, Trump said at a Wednesday night rally that he would "probably pass" on renaming the Atlantic after he contacted Pichai about it, to which Pichai allegedly replied, "Please don't ask us to do that." Trump claimed Pichai said, "No, no, no. This time, I'm not doing it," adding "Oceans are different, sir." The Verge reached out to Google for comment, but didn't immediately get a response. Apple has joined Google in making Trump' … Read the full story at The Verge.
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