- Apple has agreed to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America in its Maps app after direct pressure and an executive order from President Donald Trump.
- Google previously renamed Lake Ontario to Lake America for U.S. users, after both companies earlier relabeled the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.
- Interior Secretary Doug Burgum confirmed that President Trump personally reached out to Apple regarding the requested name change.
- Both Apple and Google faced public backlash from social media influencers and progressive media outlets for complying with the order.
- MapQuest publicly refused to alter the name of Lake Ontario, resulting in a surge of downloads that made it the top navigation app in the App Store.
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