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submitted 1 day ago by ooli2@lemm.ee to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml

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[–] Hux@lemmy.ml 40 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Using the website from outside of the US shows it with its proper name, but then the asshat version in parentheses.

[–] lunarul@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Same in the US when you zoom out.

[–] SirQuackTheDuck@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Might be caching though, those tiles are probably cached.

[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 day ago

Yeah, same here in Australia.

[–] bungalowtill@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

I have no use for a map service that isn’t sure about the names of places.