Instagram has unveiled a new feature that allows you to share your location with friends on a map.

Meta, Instagram's parent company, announced that their new feature would allow users to share their locations and see their friends' locations on a new map feature in the direct messaging portion of the app.

Location sharing is not new to Instagram, as the app has always allowed people to share their location in their stories or in their posts; however, this new feature will share users' real-time locations.

While some users are concerned about the safety of live location sharing, Meta has said that sharing is optional and "sharing is off unless you opt in."

Instagram is not the first app to offer live location sharing, as Snapchat has been offering this feature since 2017 through what th

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