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==Consumer-protection incidents== | ==Consumer-protection incidents== | ||
===Introduction of maps feature (Aug. 2025)=== | |||
On August 6, 2025, Instagram introduced two features in their app; reposts and the map, with the latter being heavily clarified the feature is opt-in.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://about.instagram.com/blog/announcements/instagram-new-features-connect-friends/|title=New Features to Help You Connect With Friends|work=Instagram|date=2025-08-06|access-date=2025-08-11|archive-url=https://archive.ph/wFp70|archive-date=2025-08-06|url-status=live}}</ref> Many of its users have voiced concerns with the feature being implemented, as some say their location was enabled without their knowledge.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-09/instagram-location-sharing-feature-is-raising-privacy-concerns/105632212|title=Instagram's new location-sharing feature is raising privacy concerns|first1=Sohani|last1=Goonetillake|first2=Lewis|last2=Wiseman|date=2025-08-09|work=ABC News Australia|access-date=2025-08-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250809151515/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-09/instagram-location-sharing-feature-is-raising-privacy-concerns/105632212|archive-date=2025-08-09|url-status=live}}</ref> Other users have demanded Instagram to remove the feature altogether on the comapny's posts, citing the creepiness and danger posed to younger users and women.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNBlO9_SVey/|title=Music: ON. World: OFF. #InTheMoment|date=2025-08-06|work=Instagram|archive-url=https://archive.ph/Jh8sm|archive-date=2025-08-08|url-status=live}}</ref> Privacy-focused users have suggested those with Instagram to disable Instagram's location services altogether through the phone's settings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/1mjqyym/instagram_update_now_shares_your_live_location/|title=Instagram update now shares your live location unless you disable it|author=u/SideHonest9960|date=2025-08-07|work=Reddit|access-date=2025-08-11|archive-url=https://archive.ph/QSSrc|archive-date=2025-08-11|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
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File:Instagram response maps feature (1).PNG|Statement from Instagram on August 8th clarifying how the maps feature is integrated with existing accounts. | |||
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===Instagram shows gore and violence videos to select users (Feb. 2025)=== | ===Instagram shows gore and violence videos to select users (Feb. 2025)=== | ||
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===Meta shares personal data from millions without consent. (Mar. 2018)=== | ===Meta shares personal data from millions without consent. (Mar. 2018)=== | ||
==See also== | |||
*[[Facebook]] | |||
*[[Snapchat]] | |||
*[[TikTok]] | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||