"We have not made changes to Morocco or Western Sahara on Google Maps, a Google spokesperson said in a statement to Agence France-Presse. Slider These labels follow our longstanding policies for disputed regions. People using Maps outside of Morocco see Western Sahara and a dotted line to represent its disputed border; people using Maps in Morocco do not see Western Sahara."
"Western Sahara is a vast mineral-rich former Spanish colony that is largely controlled by Morocco but has been claimed for decades by the pro-independence Polisario Front, which is supported by Algeria. The UN security council had previously urged Morocco, the Polisario Front, Algeria and Mauritania to resume talks to reach a broad agreement. But, at the initiative of US president Donald Trump's administration, the council's resolution supported a plan,"
Google acknowledges that Google Maps displays the Western Sahara boundary differently depending on the user's location. The company said no recent changes were made to Morocco or Western Sahara on Maps and that labeling follows longstanding policies for disputed regions. Users viewing Maps outside Morocco see Western Sahara with a dotted line representing a disputed border, while users within Morocco do not see Western Sahara. Western Sahara is a mineral-rich former Spanish colony largely controlled by Morocco but claimed by the pro-independence Polisario Front, which is supported by Algeria. The UN Security Council endorsed a Moroccan autonomy plan after a US initiative.
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