A resurfaced episode from 2015 has returned to the spotlight after recent news coverage highlighted a Google Maps glitch that directed users to the White House when they typed a racist phrase during Barack Obama’s presidency. The issue, widely reported at the time, emerged in May 2015 when Maps users discovered that entering an offensive racial insult associated with African Americans pulled up the official residence of the US President. Obama, the first Black president, was in office at the time, making the incident particularly shocking and politically sensitive.

Google acknowledged the error soon after it became public. In statements released during the episode, the company said the result was “unacceptable” and admitted that racially offensive queries were being inadvertently linked t

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