Google CEO reportedly rejects US request to rename Atlantic Ocean

Reports say Google's CEO declined a US request to rename the Atlantic Ocean, after Google Maps reportedly changed the name of Lake Ontario. Only one headline-level item was collected, so details remain thin.

Timeline

1. 22 Oct, 05:56 UTCTimes of India reports Google CEO rejection
2. 24 Oct, 05:20 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
3. 24 Oct, 05:20 UTCPicked up on News

Top sources

• map googleGoogle Trends
• The Atlantic and Pacific Oceans Are Not Trump’s to RenameTime Magazine
• After renaming Lake Ontario, Google CEO rejects US request to rename Atlantic OceanTimes of India
• Google CEO Sundar Pichai responds to Sam Altman’s ‘fend Google off’ remarkTimes of India
• Sundar the Sailor: Google nixes Trump’s search to name an ocean after himselfTimes of India
• How Google's Sundar Pichai Vetoed Trump's Bid To Rename Atlantic OceanNDTV
• Trump says he called Google’s CEO to discuss renaming Atlantic OceanThe Washington Post