Western Sahara

Google has denied making any recent changes to how borders between Western Sahara and Morocco appear on its Maps platform, following media speculation that the tech company had removed the dotted lines marking the disputed territory.

In a statement to AFP on Tuesday, a Google spokesperson clarified that no modifications were made, stressing that the platform’s display of disputed borders has long followed established internal policies.

“We have not made changes to Morocco or Western Sahara on Google Maps,” the spokesperson said. “These labels follow our longstanding policies for disputed regions. People using Maps outside of Morocco see Western Sahara …