US EditionAttorneys General Urge Instagram to Strength Location-Sharing Safety
A bipartisan coalition of 37 state attorneys general warns Instagram's new feature endangers children and violence victims by sharing precise real-time locations on a public map.
- On August 14, 2025, North Carolina’s Attorney General Jeff Jackson collaborated with a group of 37 bipartisan state attorneys general to call on Instagram to revise its recently introduced location-sharing feature.
- The coalition urged Instagram to act after the feature showed users’ precise real-time locations on a map, raising safety concerns for children and victims of violence.
- They demanded Instagram disable the feature for minors, send alerts explaining how it works and uses data, and allow easy opt-out for those who opt in.
- Jeff Jackson said, "Our children's safety comes first," emphasizing risks of the feature exposing users to predators and stalkers despite Instagram’s data collection policies.
- The warning suggests Instagram must revise the feature promptly to protect vulnerable users and address what attorneys general call an overreach in data usage.
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