Trump pressures Apple to rename Lake Ontario on its maps
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- Donald Trump is pressing Apple to display Lake Ontario as “Lake America” on its maps.
- The U.S. president signed an order requiring American authorities to change the lake’s name after trade talks with Canada collapsed.
- Google has already adopted the new name in the United States, while other companies have not followed it.
Donald Trump is seeking to extend a government-ordered name change beyond official U.S. maps, pressing Apple to show Lake Ontario as “Lake America.”
The president signed an executive order over the weekend requiring U.S. authorities to rename the smallest of the five Great Lakes bordering the United States and Canada. The change followed the collapse of trade negotiations between the two countries.
The dispute came after a confrontation involving Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario. Ford has been particularly direct in criticizing Trump, according to the report.
Google has already changed the name on its maps in the United States. Other companies have resisted, leaving Apple under direct pressure to make the same change on its service.
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Originally published by Berlingske in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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