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Snapchat makes it easier for parents to request their teen’s real-time location

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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

Once known only for its self-destructing pics, Snapchat has steadily evolved its location-oriented social media features. It’s leaned further into that identity with real-time location sharing features in recent years, and now it’s tweaking the experience to give parents new control and insight directly from the Family Center.

Parents will soon see an option in the Family Center to request their teen’s locations and vice versa. They’ll also be able to more easily view who else their child is sharing their location with, just like they can for other privacy settings.

The feature will roll out alongside other new location and privacy tools in the coming weeks, including the ability to set up automatic travel alerts that notify family…

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