{"id":1321870,"date":"2022-02-21T04:27:53","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T09:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1321870"},"modified":"2022-02-21T09:37:46","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T14:37:46","slug":"snapchat-rolls-out-new-live-location-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/snapchat-rolls-out-new-live-location-feature\/","title":{"rendered":"Snapchat Rolls Out New \u2018Live Location\u2019 Feature"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsnapchat-rolls-out-new-live-location-feature%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1321870&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/02\/AEA04664-91A1-414C-B909-C005DAB3F4AF_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">On Friday, Snapchat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/02\/19\/tech\/snapchat-live-location-feature\/index.html\"><span class=\"s1\">announced<\/span><\/a> a new feature that lets people share their location in real time with specific friends for a certain time period.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The company <a href=\"https:\/\/snap.com\/en-US\/safety-and-impact\/post\/looking-out-for-friends-on-snap-map\"><span class=\"s1\">announced<\/span><\/a>, \u201cwe are introducing a new safety feature for the Snap Map that will help Snapchatters look out for one another while they are on the go, whether they are on their way to meet up, or on their way home at night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Since 2017, the app has allowed people to share their location with its Snap Map, but the new \u201cLive Location\u201d option is different.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2022\/02\/18\/snapchat-live-location-sharing-feature\/\"><span class=\"s1\">9 to 5 Mac,<\/span><\/a> it is discussed as a means to share a user\u2019s specific location with \u201ctrusted friends and family.\u201d\u00a0Snap Map renews a location only when the user has opened the app and it only reveals the approximate area where a person is.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As the company explained, \u201cThis new tool will give Snapchatters the option to share their real-time location with a close friend even while their app is closed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Snapchat users can also only give their location to the friends they have on Snapchat instead of to a broader group of people using the app. They can use the feature for time periods of 15 minutes, one hour, or as long as eight hours.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Snapchat also laid out the safety features it has incorporated, including:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><b><i>A fast and clear way to activate,\u00a0<\/i><\/b><i>so Snapchatters can share their real-time location in an instant if they ever feel unsafe.<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><b><i>Limited time sharing &#038; notification-free pausing<\/i><\/b><i>\u00a0so Snapchatters can easily turn this off when they\u2019ve reached their destination. Plus, this minimizes any undue pressure to constantly share.\u00a0<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><b><i>Required two-way friendship\u00a0<\/i><\/b><i>meaning that only those who have mutually added each other as friends on Snapchat can share their location, keeping in line with our existing Snap Map policies.\u00a0<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><b><i>A safety notice<\/i><\/b><i>\u00a0that pops up when Snapchatters use the feature for the first time, ensuring our community knows that this is meant to be used only with close friends and family.<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><b><i>Ultra clear design\u00a0<\/i><\/b><i>so Snapchatters always understand their setting selections and who can see their location.<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">It also described its safety features for the Snap Map, including the fact that location sharing\u2019s default mode is off and only available for friends.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cSnapchatters can update their location sharing preferences at any time by tapping the settings gear at the top of the Snap Map. There, they can hand select which existing friends can see their location, or hide themselves completely with \u2018Ghost Mode.\u2019 Snapchatters who do decide to share their location on the Map will only be visible to those they have selected \u2014 we don\u2019t give anyone the option to share their location publicly with people they have not proactively and mutually added as a friend,\u201d the company noted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cSnapchatters are taken through a tutorial when they use Snap Map for the first time. \u2026 Snapchatters who choose to share their location with their friends receive periodic reminders asking them to confirm that they are still comfortable with their settings and if they are not, they can easily switch off location sharing without prompting other users,\u201d it added. In addition, only the material \u201cproactively\u201d given to the Snap Map shows up on it, and Snaps among friends are still private.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor Snapchatters who maintain our default privacy setting, content shown on the Map is automatically anonymized, so anyone looking at the Map cannot see the name, contact information, or exact location of the person who shared. We also protect sensitive businesses and locations on the Map,\u201d the company added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The social media app rolled out the new feature as a piece of a partnership with \u201cIt\u2019s On Us,\u201d a nonprofit focused on fighting campus sexual assault. Beginning on Friday, a new PSA will be displayed in the app from the organization, \u201cencouraging our community to look out for one another,\u201d Snapchat noted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWe have students who are academically sophomores, but socially and culturally freshmen coming to campus. When campuses reopened for the first time to in-person living and learning since March 2020 without strict COVID restrictions, we saw a surge of sexual assaults take place,\u201d Tracey Vitchers, the executive director of It\u2019s On Us, <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/GMA\/Living\/snapchat-adds-feature-college-students-safe-campus\/story?id=82953789\"><span class=\"s1\">said<\/span><\/a> on \u201cGood Morning America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It\u2019s On Us is also <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/GMA\/Living\/snapchat-adds-feature-college-students-safe-campus\/story?id=82953789\"><span class=\"s1\">operating<\/span><\/a> with online dating app Tinder to roll out what they describe as the first \u201conline dating safety and sexual assault awareness peer to peer prevention program nationwide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">According to Vitchers, \u201dThis online dating safety peer to peer program is really critical because we found in conversations with students that traditional sexual assault prevention lessons that were being given by their school were not covering online dating safety, when that is really the future of how most young people are meeting and engaging with each other in a dating or other romantic way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><em>The Daily Wire\u2019s first original film, Shut In, has made its cinematic debut, being met with rave reviews. 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