parents will be able to follow their children’s movements live

Many parents are concerned about their children’s excessive use of social media. Recently, several families went so far as to take TikTok to court due to content deemed offensive circulating on the platform. They have unfortunately led to suicides and suicide attempts among teenage girls.

In 2022, a grieving mother sued Instagram and Snapchat after her daughter ended her life. In order to show off to tormented parents, Snapchat has a new feature allowing an adult to know when their child arrives in a place and leaves it.

Parents will be able to know their children’s whereabouts thanks to a new Snapchat function

Snapchat has allowed you to share your location with loved ones for a while now. It is visible on a map, the Snap Map, which friends and family can consult at any time if the user concerned allows it. The application goes even further to guarantee the safety of everyone.

« With a new button available now in Family Center, parents and caregivers can send a request to their child to share their live location. It’s also easy for parents to share their location in return, allowing all family members to be aware of each other’s whereabouts once they choose to do so. », writes Snapchat.

Additionally, parents can now add up to three specific locations on Snap Map, such as home, school or gym. They will receive notifications when their offspring leaves or arrives in one of the designated locations. Enough to relieve adults if they do not receive news directly from their child. Of course, you will need the latter’s approval to use this functionality. Snapchat specifies that these new features will be deployed over the coming weeks.

Note that Snapchat will remind the user more often that a new friend is likely to know his location in the case where he has chosen to share his location with all his friends on the application. An important reminder to better protect your privacy.

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