Google’s maps division reportedly reclassified the US as a “sensitive country" – like Russia and China – on Monday. It's a designation it reserves for states/countries with strict governments and border disputes.

A company spokesperson told CNBC that the ‘sensitive’ classification was a technical configuration indicating some labels within a certain country are different from other countries.

Following President Trump’s declarations about changes to the map, Google employees were given the highest level of urgency to reclassify the U.S.