Apple Maps has renamed Lake Ontario “Lake America” for US users following President Donald Trumps executive order, while Canadian users will continue seeing Lake Ontario and users elsewhere will see both names. The change mirrors Google Maps and highlights how US technology companies are being drawn into geopolitical disputes over naming decisions.

In a surprising move, Google Maps has transformed Lake Ontario into Lake America for users in the United States, following an executive order from President Donald Trump aimed at…

Google said it made its change in line with the US Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), the official federal database for geographic names.