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posted by martyb on Thursday August 11 2016, @04:16PM   Printer-friendly
from the "Here-be-dragons" dept.

Google has been accused of deleting Palestine from Google Maps – but the truth is, it was never labelled by Google in the first place.

When searching for Palestine on Google Maps, it shows an outline, but with no label for Palestine and Israel labelled alongside it. While 136 members of the United Nations recognise Palestine as an independent state, the US and much of the west does not.

[...] A Google spokeswoman said: "There has never been a 'Palestine' label on Google Maps, however we discovered a bug that removed the labels for 'West Bank' and 'Gaza Strip'. We're working quickly to bring these labels back to the area."

[...] A 2014 project called Disputed Territories documented how Google Maps attempts to stay out of geographical disputes and issues of national identity.

For example: users in Russia see a solid boundary line around Russia and Crimea. Outside of Russia, Crimea is surrounded by dashed lines, indicating it as occupied territory.

Source: The Guardian


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  • (Score: 0, Troll) by Ethanol-fueled on Thursday August 11 2016, @05:39PM

    by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Thursday August 11 2016, @05:39PM (#386671) Homepage

    The United States and Google are run by Jews. They are becoming more brazen in their desperation to get their puppet Hillary elected.

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  • (Score: 2) by TheGratefulNet on Thursday August 11 2016, @05:43PM

    by TheGratefulNet (659) on Thursday August 11 2016, @05:43PM (#386675)

    1/10

    you need to try harder if you want to raise your flame bait score.

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    • (Score: -1, Troll) by Ethanol-fueled on Thursday August 11 2016, @05:50PM

      by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Thursday August 11 2016, @05:50PM (#386680) Homepage

      Flamebait-wha? I'm simply telling the truth. Take a look at the world around you, man!

      • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 11 2016, @06:04PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 11 2016, @06:04PM (#386688)

        3/10 Your righteous indignation needs work too.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 11 2016, @05:54PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 11 2016, @05:54PM (#386683)

    If Amierca is run by the Jews, then why do they let Donald Trump eat Jew babies on toast, without cutlery?!

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 11 2016, @06:14PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 11 2016, @06:14PM (#386697)

      Jason Miller has issued a statement on behalf of the Trump campaign. The statement explains that it was just another of Donald J. Trump's funny jokes, misinterpreted as usual by the dishonest media. This year, says the statement, toasted Jews with butter and marmalade will be voting in record numbers, but not for Hillary Clinton. It will be for Donald J. Trump.

    • (Score: 4, Funny) by LoRdTAW on Thursday August 11 2016, @07:17PM

      by LoRdTAW (3755) on Thursday August 11 2016, @07:17PM (#386745) Journal

      Because they're kosher.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 11 2016, @07:19PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 11 2016, @07:19PM (#386748)

      They tried, but there are too many tourists already in the oven.
      [ducks]