Democratic and Republican lawmakers are urging Mark Zuckerberg's Meta to shut down Instagram's new map feature, calling it a risk to child safety.

The big picture: Lawmakers in both parties have stepped up pressure on social media companies over child safety, warning that location-sharing tools can expose minors to predators.

How it works: Instagram lets users share their location on the platform and open an interactive map in direct messages to see where others have posted geotagged content. • The content appears for 24 hours. Parents receive notifications if their child shares a location and they can turn off access.

Zoom in: Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) called for Meta to remove the map and adopt "more robust and transparent safety measures" in

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