But on Monday, Google Maps changed its label for the sea to “Gulf of America” for United States users, acquiescing to the ...

A company spokesperson told CNBC that the ‘sensitive’ classification was a technical configuration indicating some labels within a certain country are different from other countries.

Google Maps updates the Gulf of Mexico’s name to Gulf of America for U.S. users, following a government directive.

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum sent a letter to Google contesting the tech giant’s decision to comply with US President ...