The Scary New SnapChat Feature All Parents MUST Know About

If your kids DO use SnapChat, they don’t HAVE to turn SnapMaps on, and it’s HIGHLY recommended for their safety that they do NOT.

The child safety advocation group ChildNet wrote a blog post about the new feature, saying, “Given how specific this new feature is on Snapchat – giving your location to a precise pinpoint on a map – we would encourage users not to share their location, especially with people they don’t know in person.”

SnapChat makes the feature optional, but if you turn it off, it’s now called “GhostMode.” You can also choose whether to show your location to a select group of friends or to all your connections, but again, since kids using SnapChat may have befriended people claiming to be someone they aren’t, I’d strongly advise using GhostMode ONLY.


Jenny Rapson
Jenny Rapson
Jenny is a follower of Christ, a wife and mom of three from Ohio and a freelance writer and editor.

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