Instagram adds a Snapchat-style location map - how it works
Briefly

Instagram has introduced new features designed to improve connections among users. The Instagram Map allows users to share their current location with selected friends, providing a way to see local content and activities tagged in posts and stories. Parents can manage their teens' location-sharing options. Additionally, a new Friends tab in Reels lets users view public content their friends engage with, creating more opportunities for content discovery and interaction based on friends' activities.
Instagram is unveiling several new features including a Snapchat-style map that lets you see where your friends are and a new way to see content your friends are interacting with.
The new location-sharing map lets users share their last location with selected followers, and parents can control location sharing for teen accounts.
Users can explore local content on the Instagram Map, including stories, posts, and Reels tagged with locations, available for 24 hours after posting.
A new Friends tab in Reels will show users public content their friends have interacted with, making it easier to discover what friends enjoy.
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