Is Instagram’s New Map Feature a Privacy Risk You Should Worry About? (2025/581)

Instagram has begun rolling out a new map feature that shares your last active location in DMs — but should you be concerned? In this episode, Charly explains what the feature does, why there’s a lot of online hype about it, and how to protect your privacy when it arrives in your account.

📌 In this episode, you’ll learn:

✅ What Instagram’s new map feature is and how it works

✅ Why it’s a potential privacy and safety risk — especially for women

✅ Step-by-step instructions to check and change your location settings

✅ How to lock down location sharing both in the app and on your phone

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