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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://mastodon.online/users/parismarx/statuses/117185156042112041">Paris Marx (parismarx@mastodon.online)'s status on Monday, 31-Aug-2026 02:43:11 JST</a><a href="https://mastodon.online/@parismarx" title="parismarx@mastodon.online"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/36581-48-20231214040145.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Paris Marx" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Paris Marx</a></section><article><p>Google has now renamed Lake Ontario for US users. They don’t even show the real name in brackets.</p><p>I used a VPN to compare: Apple hasn’t renamed it (at least not yet), nor has Dutch service Here WeGo or OpenStreetMap.</p><p>Yet another reason to ditch Google, and US tech more broadly.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/tech" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/lakeontario" rel="tag">#lakeontario</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/canada" rel="tag">#canada</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/cdnpoli" rel="tag">#cdnpoli</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/tariffs" rel="tag">#tariffs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/digitalsovereignty" rel="tag">#digitalsovereignty</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/6658674#notice-13105514">In conversation</a><time datetime="2026-08-31T02:43:11+09:00" title="Monday, 31-Aug-2026 02:43:11 JST">about 7 days ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://mastodon.online/@parismarx/117185156042112041" rel="external" title="Sent from mastodon.online via ActivityPub">mastodon.online</a></span></span><a href="https://mastodon.online/@parismarx/117185156042112041">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/6388142">Google Maps showing Lake America</a></label><br><a href="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/117/185/146/732/579/024/original/646f92792140a422.jpg" rel="external">https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/117/185/146/732/579/024/original/646f92792140a422.jpg</a></li><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/6388143">Apple Maps showing Lake Ontario</a></label><br><a href="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/117/185/146/730/303/352/original/f62cf9948acc0d02.jpg" rel="external">https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/117/185/146/730/303/352/original/f62cf9948acc0d02.jpg</a></li><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/6388144">Here WeGo showing Lake Ontario</a></label><br><a href="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/117/185/146/727/522/339/original/224b69f56b8af1ae.jpg" rel="external">https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/117/185/146/727/522/339/original/224b69f56b8af1ae.jpg</a></li><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/6388145">Open Street Map showing Lake Ontario</a></label><br><a href="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/117/185/146/730/572/019/original/4cdbb7de0045f29c.jpg" rel="external">https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/117/185/146/730/572/019/original/4cdbb7de0045f29c.jpg</a></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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Paris Marx (parismarx@mastodon.online)'s status on Monday, 31-Aug-2026 02:43:11 JST Paris Marx
Google has now renamed Lake Ontario for US users. They don’t even show the real name in brackets.
I used a VPN to compare: Apple hasn’t renamed it (at least not yet), nor has Dutch service Here WeGo or OpenStreetMap.
Yet another reason to ditch Google, and US tech more broadly.
#tech #lakeontario #canada #cdnpoli #tariffs #digitalsovereignty
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