Bipartisan senators call for Instagram to shut down its new map feature, citing childrens safety concerns
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- Sens.
- Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., are pushing for Instagram's new map feature to be shut down.
- In a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Friday, the lawmakers argued that children could be put in harm's way after the rollout of the new map tool.
- Instagram users can opt in to using the map tool and may also select which followers can see their locations, Meta said in a press release.
- A user's location is updated whenever they open the app or return to the app if it has been running in the background.
Sens. Marsha Blackburn, RTenn., and Richard Blumenthal, DConn., are pushing forInstagrams new map featureto be shut down, raising questions about potential risks to childrens safety.In a lett [+4735 chars]
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