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Instagram takes on Snapchat with new location-sharing feature | TechCrunch

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Instagram is introducing the ability for users to share their locations with their friends via DMs (direct messages) The Meta -owned social network is looking to challenge services like Apple ’s “ Find My” and Snapchat’s Snap Map.

Unlike Apple and Snapchat, which let you share your location with others indefinitely, Instagram is only letting users do so for up to one hour .

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