Borderline ambiguity: How Google Maps removes disputed Western Sahara border for Morocco users

Borderline ambiguity: How Google Maps removes disputed Western Sahara border for Morocco users

Curated from World news | The Guardian — Here’s what matters right now:

The tech giant has released a statement acknowledging the use of different border displays between Western Sahara and Morocco The dotted lines illustrating the border between Western Sahara and Morocco, indicating the former’s disputed territory status, have never been visible to people using Google Maps in the latter. After media reports last week highlighted the discrepancy, tying it to the UN security council endorsing the Moroccan autonomy plan for Western Sahara, the tech company released a statement acknowledging it has always displayed the border differently depending on the search region. Continue reading...

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Original reporting: World news | The Guardian

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