it cannot even get the shape of land and country borders right
Neither can Google.
From Pakistan, Kashmir appears disputed while from India, it appears as a part of India, the Post report said, adding that "Google Maps changes disputed borders based on what country you search from".
It's because the laws of many countries dictate that any map available to their citizens cannot deviate from the official map that highlights the boundaries with other foreign countries. Google Maps (as well as any other private or public company) can be banned if it doesn't comply.
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Neither can Google.
https://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/news/google-maps-redraws-d...
It's because the laws of many countries dictate that any map available to their citizens cannot deviate from the official map that highlights the boundaries with other foreign countries. Google Maps (as well as any other private or public company) can be banned if it doesn't comply.
Correct. And having been IN Google Maps for a while, I can tell you that they have staff devoted 100% to keeping track of these political disputes.
As far as I know, there are no border disputes related to the area I posted about.