There is no shortage of geopolitical tensions around the world. Moreover, there are many disputed regions and frozen conflicts. In this situation, it is hard to please every country in the world. However, tech giants such as Alphabet’s Google and Apple found a way on how to operate in the modern world.
Recently, Google updated its software to display political borders differently, depending on the viewer, more precisely in which country he or she opened the application.
For example, let’s have a look at Kashmir, disputed territory between India and Pakistan. Indianss view it as part of India. However, people who will open the Google maps outside of the country will notice one interesting fact. The region is marked as a disputed territory.
Another example comes from South Korea. Citizens of this Asian country while looking at the Google Maps will notice that the East Sea separates their country from Japan. However, Google Maps will show that the Sea of Japan separates Japan from South Korea, when people open the application in other countries.
There are other interesting cases as well. For instance, Russian Federation forced Apple as well as Google to show that Crimea is part of Russia. However, both companies show locations in Crimea as such, only when using the app inside of the country.