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Snapchat will soon be able to alert parents when their teen leaves or arrives at certain locations

Snapchat is bringing enhanced location sharing to Family Center, its parental controls hub, the company announced on Thursday.

“We’re adding travel notifications to Family Center to give parents more peace of mind knowing their teen has arrived at class, left sports practice on time, or even returned home after a night with friends,” Snapchat wrote in a blog post. The company rolled out the hub in response to increasedpressure from lawmakers who want social media apps to better protect young users on their services. Earlier this year, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel revealed that 20 million teenagers use Snapchat in the United States and that only around 200,000 parents use its Family Center supervision controls.

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