Jakarta. In the wake of a viral campaign of outrage that the State of Palestine does not appear on Google Maps, the tech giant has been replied wih a simple answer: Palestine was never on Google Maps.
An online petition has received more than 243,000 signatures by late Wednesday aftenoon.
After failing to find Palestine through Google map search, netizens questioned the decision of companies with some accusing the tech giant has replaced the state with Israel.
Google Indonesia declared that Palestine was never registered by Google Maps.
"Palestine has never been listed on Google Maps. But we have realized a technical glitch that removed the name of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. Currently, we repair and restore the name on Google Maps," said a Google Indonesia representative in a statement to Beritasatu.com on Wednesday, August 10.
The State of Palestine is geographically located in the Middle East, has been involved in the conflict with Israel since the State of Israel was created shortly after the end of World War II.
source:
JakartaGlobe
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