[Spam] Instagram?s Map is here, and this is how you can turn your location off

Why does Instagram need to know my location?

It’s only been a couple of days since the Instagram Map launched, 
and from the looks of our social feeds, people are not happy about 
it.

Responses have ranged from being mildly annoyed that Instagram is 
ripping off Snapchat’s Snap Maps instead of offering a default feed 
that only contains your friends’ posts, to high alert outrage about 
possibly privacy implications and doxing, as well as how domestic 
violence victims or others could be put at risk of stalking via the 
app.

Meta says the feature is an “opt-in” only way to share your active 
location with the friends you choose, or a way to browse the 
content friends and creators are posting, organized by the 
locations tagged to their posts and Reels.

How to turn your location off on the Instagram Map

If the only thing you want to do is turn Instagram Maps location 
sharing off, here’s Instagram’s instructions on how to make sure 
the feature is disabled within the app (on both Android and iOS):

 - Tap Messages in the top right of Feed.
 - Tap Map at the top of your inbox.
 - Tap Settings in the top right and select “no one”
 - Tap Update at the bottom to save your changes.

If you haven’t enabled location access for Instagram, Meta says 
that the map feature is disabled by default, and you won’t be able 
to access the settings since it doesn’t have access to that data.

Why are you seeing people on your Instagram Map who haven’t enabled 
the feature or opted in?

According to Instagram boss Adam Mosseri, people are seeing 
location-tagged posts and Reels that are also included in the map 
UI, and assuming that indicates a live-tracked location.

“Your last reel is showing up on the map, not your current 
location. Your live location is not being shared, and it will never 
be unless you decide to share it,” writes Mosseri.

https://www.theverge.com/news/756798/instagram-map-how-to-turn-it-
off