Google Updates Maps to Reflect Name Change to 'Gulf of America', Calendar Removes Pride and Black History Month

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How Google Is Updating Its Products for the Trump Presidency

Last week, some users noticed that Google removed certain default markers from its calendar, including Pride (June), Black History Month (February), Indigenous Peoples Month (November), and Hispanic Heritage Month (mid-September to mid-October).

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Google says it removed cultural events from its calender last year

Google’s calendar update news also comes just a day after the company officially changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America” for users in the U.S.

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Google Calendar erases Black History Month, Pride Month, Holocaust Remembrance Day amid Trump’s DEI crackdown

Google Calendar has removed cultural celebrations like Black History Month, Women’s History Month and Pride Month as President Trump cracks down on diversity, equity and inclusion policies.

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Google Tweaks Calendar App In What Looks Like Another Anti-DEI Move

Google's Calendar app no longer includes Black History Month or Holocaust Remembrance Day. The move is part of a larger effort to make the calendar more user-friendly. The app was launched in 2007 and has been updated several times since then. It is available on the Google Play store for iOS and Android.

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Google confirms Gulf of Mexico renamed to appease Trump

Google confirms Gulf of Mexico renamed to appease Trump – but only in the US. Google has arranged it so that anyone connecting to Google Maps from the US sees "Gulf of America," while those in the rest of the world see "gulf of Mexico," with the Trump-decreed moniker in brackets.

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Google Maps Now Shows Gulf of America for U.S. Users

Google has renamed the Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America in its Maps application for users in the United States. The company started implementing the change after the U.S. government updated the name on its official maps. People located in Mexico will still see the name Gulf of. Mexico, while international users will see both names.

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Google Removes Pride Month from Calendar: What to Know

Google has removed Pride Month, Black History Month and Holocaust Remembrance Day from its Calendar. The move comes after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to end federal diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. Since the order, several high profile companies have stepped back from DEI goals.

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Google Calendar Drops Black History Month, Holocaust Remembrance Day, More

Google has removed Black History Month and other cultural holidays from its Calendar. The move comes as the company is under fire for changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to "Gulf of America" Google says the change is not ideological and that users can still add their own holidays.

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Are You Looking to Lose Google Maps? Here Are Some Solid Alternatives

President Trump declared Feb. 9 to be "Gulf of America Day" It's unclear what that means in terms of how it will be celebrated. In honor of that update, here are some great alternatives to Google Maps. Some people have always been partial to Waze, due to its location-based features.

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Google Calendar Removes Pride Month, Cultural HeritageMonths

Google Calendar has removed all references to Black History Month and Cultural Heritage Month. The change was made in mid-2024 and does not appear to be related to President Donald Trump's administration. The calendar will continue to show public holidays and national observances in the future.

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Google Calendar no longer includes start of Black History Month, Pride Month

Google Calendar no longer includes start of Black History Month, Pride Month. Google said keeping the events wasn’t ‘sustainable’ for the company. The company has also removed references to Women’s History Month in March and Indigenous Peoples Month in November. Several Google Calendar users have been left furious.

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Black History Month Is Gone From Google Calender

Google users have been complaining that the start dates of Black History Month and Women's History Month no longer appear in the company's online and mobile calendars. Some users are accusing Google of trying to curry favor with the new administration, but the company says the change was made months before President Trump was elected last year.

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Google Calendar Drops Black History Month Mentions

Google is phasing out cultural holidays from its online and mobile calendars. The tech giant has made a number of changes since the election of President Donald Trump. The company recently abandoned its diversity hiring goals after Trump's election. It also changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico on its Maps app to the "Gulf of America"

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Google Maps Says ‘Gulf Of America’ While Google Calendar Drops Pride, Black History Month: What To Know

Google is renaming the Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America’ for U.S. users. Google is no longer marking the start of cultural observances including Pride Month and Black History Month on Google Calendar. Google said after Trump’s executive order it would follow its “longstanding practice of applying name changes when they have been updated in official government sources.

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Google Calendar removes default references for Pride Day, Black History Month, others

Google's Calendar no longer includes events like Pride and Black History Month. The change was made midway through last year. The company says it will continue to add events to the calendar as it learns more about them. It will also allow users to manually add events and days to their calendar.

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