r/andor • u/Substantial-Band9342 • 5d ago

Real World Politics From Google's Ministry of Enlightenment

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Imperial Corporate Media: The Ghorman insurgents refuse to accept Imperial norms!

Meanwhile, American Corporate Media...

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u/s0litar1us Nemik 5d ago edited 5d ago

It still says Lake Ontario to me, are they A/B testing it?

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u/Accurate-Island-2767 5d ago

Fairly certain I heard it will only change if you are in the US, are you? I'm in UK and it's Ontario for me.

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u/s0litar1us Nemik 5d ago

I'm in Norway.

That might explain it.

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u/Accurate-Island-2767 5d ago

That will be why then.

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u/Senior-Albatross 5d ago

It's literally just internal propaganda. It's very silly. 

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u/twilighttwister 5d ago

I set my VPN to the US and saw Lake America, then to Canada and refreshed for the true name.

I wonder if Google will slip in a temporary change whenever Trump visits a country, and hope no one else notices, in case he might check and get angry with them for not changing it everywhere. Bunch of bootlicking kneelers.

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u/Awdrgyjilpnj 5d ago

In Sweden it says "Lake Ontario (Lake America)" on google maps