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Is Instagram Map showing your location? How to check and turn it off
Instagram could be sharing your precise location whenever you open the app, but it's off by default and requires opt-in. Here's how to see what you're sharing and with whom.
In the meantime, if you feel Instagram's new Map feature is more invasive than it is useful, you can turn it off completely and block the app from accessing your phone's location. Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNETInstagram Map also shows location-tagged content -- like your photos, videos, and Stories, if you tag a place in them. According to Instagram head Adam Mosseri, people are seeing location-tagged posts and Reels on Map and assuming that means their live location is being tracked.
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