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What went wrong? Google maps bent the knee to a tyrant. Accuracy, integrity, and courage apparently are not big concerns at Google any longer. How can anyone trust Google maps info after this?

Your locations for Lake Ontario and Gulf of Mexico should be rectified.

I deleted Google Maps from my iPhone, and now I have deleted Apple Maps as well. I’ve moved to MapQuest. What makes this particularly ridiculous is that changing the geographic name was OPTIONAL. Google and Apple didn’t have to. Yet instead of maintaining some independence and sticking with the established name, Apple apparently decided that kissing Big Orange Bozo’s ring was the better corporate strategy. And here’s the part that really irritates me: I was a very active contributor to Google Maps for years. I contributed reviews, photos, corrections, and information because I believed I was helping make the service better for everyone. No more. I’m done providing free content and free labor to companies that cave this easily to political pressure. My contributions stop here. So congratulations, Google and Apple: you managed to send a longtime Maps user and contributor to MapQuest in 2026. MapQuest! Who saw THAT comeback coming? My phone. My choice. My data. My contributions. Screw them.

It is Lake Ontario and the gulf of Mexico… And it will always be for the rest of the world!

Incorrect place names. There is no such place as "Lake Ontario (Lake America)". The correct name is Lake Ontario. There is no such place as "Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America). The correct name is Gulf of Mexico. The US president does NOT have the jurisdiction to change place names anywhere except in the USA itself. Outside of the US just the correct, internationally recognised name should be used,

We used Google Maps for our journey home from Wales and, for reasons we still don’t understand, it seemed determined to avoid motorways at all costs. We checked the settings and “Avoid motorways” was NOT selected, yet we were repeatedly directed through villages, along narrow country lanes and on a route that made absolutely no sense for a long journey home. Eventually, after becoming increasingly frustrated with the bizarre route, we switched to a different navigation app. It immediately directed us towards the nearest motorway and onto the sort of route we would have expected Google Maps to choose in the first place. What should have been around a three-hour journey ended up taking us four hours. I understand that navigation apps sometimes divert you because of traffic, accidents or road closures, but there was nothing to explain why Google Maps was so determined to keep us away from the motorway. The fact that another navigation app immediately found a much more sensible route made it even more frustrating. We’ve relied on Google Maps many times, but after this experience I certainly wouldn’t trust it unquestioningly on a long journey again.

Shame on you.

Disabled Google Maps. Waze is my new go to.