yeahhhhhhhhhboiii [none/use name] to Main • 4 years agoMaps are LITERALLY illegal in Chinaimagemessage-square20 fedilinkarrow-up170file-text
arrow-up167imageMaps are LITERALLY illegal in Chinayeahhhhhhhhhboiii [none/use name] to Main • 4 years agomessage-square20 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarecracksmoke2020 [none/use name]hexbear8·4 years agoThis isn't exactly false, google maps scrambles maps of China so when you look at them the streets are off compared to what they'd actually be if you were there. South Korea also does something similar. link
minus-squareyeahhhhhhhhhboiii [none/use name]hexagonhexbear5·4 years agoYou can't really use google maps in China though, believe I've tried. There are plenty of other very useful, chinese map apps though. link
minus-squarecracksmoke2020 [none/use name]hexbear3·4 years agoI just said google maps as an example because you can easily verify this using google earth and comparing it to the street map overlay as being wrong. The same would also be true on Chinese apps. It's far from an uncommon thing around the world to require map providers to obscure things. link
This isn't exactly false, google maps scrambles maps of China so when you look at them the streets are off compared to what they'd actually be if you were there.
South Korea also does something similar.
You can't really use google maps in China though, believe I've tried. There are plenty of other very useful, chinese map apps though.
I just said google maps as an example because you can easily verify this using google earth and comparing it to the street map overlay as being wrong.
The same would also be true on Chinese apps. It's far from an uncommon thing around the world to require map providers to obscure things.