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- Google has admitted to removing negative user reviews after changing the Mexicogulfen to America.
- It also prevents users from suggesting editors or reporting inaccuracies.
- It appears that error marking reports and reviews will trigger Google Maps’ “real -time abuse” protocol.
A few days ago, Google officially renamed Mexicoulph for America Gulf on Google Maps. As expected, this sudden name change was met with a wave of criticism, which has led to an influx of negative reviews and reports of error marking. Google is now removing negative reviews and prevents users from submitting reports related to the change.
according to ParishGoogle has admitted to removing negative reviews about the recent renaming of the water mass. The Tech giant has also turned off the ability to suggest editors or report inaccuracies. It appears that Google sees these actions that violate existing Map Politics against fake content.
“We regularly put protection in places in times when we expect an uptick of contributions that are outside the topic or not related to someone’s direct experience with the place,” a Google spokesman said to the publication. The outlet was then directed at this 2023 Blog post that discusses “real -time abuse” and the protection it implements:
Our systems continuously monitor unusual patterns in contributed content. When we discover suspicious activity, we act quickly and can implement protection to prevent further abuse. This can include anything from taking down policy -viulating content to temporarily disabling new contributions. Earlier this year, for example, we saw a sudden spike in 1-star reviews at a local bar in Missouri. To stop the assault, we temporarily disabled the assessment function on site so that the bar’s ranking would not be further affected. Meanwhile, we also removed policy -viulating reviews and investigated the accounts that left the assessments.
Google recently explained On social media, it depends on official government sources when deciding how to portray a place’s name. For places in the United States, Company says It retrieves data from the geographical name information system (rubbing). Run was updated to include America Gulf after an executive order from President Donald Trump.
We have received some questions about naming Google Maps. We have a long -term practice of using name changes when updated in official government sources.
As a result, reviews of the MexicoGulfen are now technically under the category “False Content” for maps in the United States. Given the recent wave in reports, it seems that the legal protocol is triggered in real time.
Only users in the United States see the water mass marked as America. It is still known as the MexicoGulfen in Mexico. Meanwhile, the rest of the world now sees both names marked as “Mexico Gulf (Gulf of America).” This has not satisfied the president of the Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum.
As reported by ReutersPresident Sheinbaum has urged Google to reconsider the name change or potentially encounter a civil lawsuit from the country. President Sheinbaum argues that the Mexicogulf has long been recognized internationally. “If necessary, we will submit a civil case,” said Sheinbaum. “Our legal area is already looking at what that will mean, but we hope that (Google) re -tied.”