How to improve bias in Google Maps

[jumatil]

When reading about Israel-Palestinian conflict, I found a hashtag #ShowTheWall. I search that hashtag in Google Search, I found that the people around the world ask Google to show Israeli West Bank barrier in Google Maps.

I tried to search in Google Maps about Berlin Wall, and I found this:

I tried to search Great Wall of China, and I found this:

I tried to search Israeli West Bank barrier, and I found this:

Asking Google Maps for the same thing (wall, barrier), has resulted in different maps quality. It shows us that data from the western countries were better than other countries.

I tried to find satelite image for Berlin Wall, I found this:

I tried to find satelite view of Great Wall of China, and I found this:

In order to see Israeli Westbank barrier, I compared OCHA Maps and Google Maps, and I found this:

If we see legends from OCHA Maps:

We see that Google Maps does not show constructed West Bank Barrier. Interestingly, Google Maps shows that this map is from 2020.

The question is whether Google Maps is doing this on purpose or accidentally.

[MashaPS]

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