[jsnell]

As far as I can tell, there was no such original statement. There was, however, a statement saying the opposite:

https://x.com/NewsFromGoogle/status/1884012872768053467

> Also longstanding practice: When official names vary between countries, Maps users see their official local name. Everyone in the rest of the world sees both names. That applies here too.

[tlavoie]

Whoops, I stand corrected. I thought I had read it elsewhere (news, I assume) that most countries would not see the change. Looking back... sigh.