Who Owns MapQuest? App Surges After Defying Trump on Lake America Change
Summary
MapQuest, owned by the company System1, has refused to change the name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America" following President Donald Trump’s executive order. This decision led to a large increase in MapQuest app downloads, making it the top navigation app shortly after.Key Facts
- President Trump issued an executive order to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America" amid U.S.-Canada trade tensions.
- Some companies, like Google Maps, changed the lake’s name, but MapQuest publicly refused.
- MapQuest’s app downloads rose by over 300 percent after its refusal to update the name.
- MapQuest is owned by System1, a California-based internet company.
- The CEO of System1, Michael Blend, has donated to Democratic political campaigns, including Kamala Harris and Joe Biden.
- The decision not to change the lake’s name was described as “easy” by MapQuest’s general manager Doug Berger.
- U.S. federal agencies will use the new name, but Canada rejects the change and still calls it Lake Ontario.
- President Trump reportedly contacted Apple to ask them to change the lake’s name on their maps, but it is unclear if Apple complied.
Read the Full Article
This is a fact-based summary from The Actual News. Click below to read the complete story directly from the original source.
