The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, announced on Thursday her intention to file a possible civil lawsuit against Google for calling the Gulf of Mexico the 'Gulf of America' in its maps in the United States, following an order given by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Sheinbaum expressed her dissatisfaction with the response she received from Google after sending a letter on January 30 to the company's CEO, Sundar Pichai, requesting to correct the current designation, which she considers incorrect, as the name change should only apply to the territory of the United States.
The president declared: "The one we do have a dispute with right now is Google, they have already answered the letter and we have replied to them again, and if necessary, we will go to a civil lawsuit. Because (they say) that in the United States it will be seen as 'Gulf of America' and in other places as Gulf of Mexico."
In her daily statements, Sheinbaum argued that Google is not correct, as even President Trump is not suggesting that the entire Gulf of Mexico be called 'Gulf of America', but only the continental shelf of the United States, which is why she believes Google is mistaken.
The possible lawsuit is based on the premise that, according to Sheinbaum, Trump's order from January 20, the day he took office, only applies to the continental shelf of the Gulf in the United States, not to the international body of water or the part that belongs to Mexico and Cuba.
In response to the designation of the Gulf of Mexico as 'Gulf of America' in Google's and Apple's maps in the United States, Sheinbaum emphasized the importance of accuracy and correctness in the information provided by private companies, given the relevance they have acquired on an international level.
