Instagram’s Map is here, and this is how you can turn it off

It’s only been a couple of days since the Instagram Map launched, and from the looks of our social feeds, people are not happy about it.

Responses have ranged from being mildly annoyed that Instagram is ripping off Snapchat’s Snap Maps instead of offering a default feed that only contains your friends’ posts, to high alert outrage about possibly privacy implications and doxing, as well as how domestic violence victims or others could be put at risk of stalking via the app.

Meta says the feature is an “opt-in” only way to share your active location with the friends you choose, or a way to browse the content friends and creators are posting, organized by the locations tagged to their posts and Reels.

How to turn off the Instagram Map

If the only thing you want to do is turn Instagram Map