Snapchat maps trouble
The New Snapchat Maps Are Getting Everyone In Trouble
By Jaime LutzUpdated March 19 2021, 10:25 a.m. ET
There is such a thing as too much technology. There are some times when a lie is just the best answer and people are actually doing it with the best intentions. We cannot have every one of our moves tracked as that would really take a lot of privacy and free will away from everyone. As technology gets more and more sophisticated, we have to be sure that basic rights and privacies are taken care of or else it could mean some serious consequences for society.
Last week, Snapchat unveiled a new feature called Snap Maps, in which Snapchat shows you your friends' location on a map with a cartoon lookalike "Actionmoji."
Though you can choose to opt out of sharing your location, the maps proved instantly controversial.
This new snapchat map update is like Pokémon Go for serial killers
— Sam Dreaden (@samdreaden) June 23, 2017And it looks like people are already starting to get in trouble over these location features. Particularly, as it turns out, cheaters.
i literally just watched my mans push up on somebody bitch 😭😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/1FKrKLgIvn
— Gg. (@UhSoul) June 24, 2017He won't be the first and he won't be the last, first victim to fall fatal of the new snapchat update #cheat pic.twitter.com/cVhuwMMbnl
— Morgan Johnston (@Morgan8Johnston) June 22, 2017The new snapchat update is already ruining lives 😂 pic.twitter.com/vXUjKkpzhp
— Calum Palla (@calumpalla) June 23, 2017And bad friends.
Never thought Snapchat would expose one of my best pals that's for sure pic.twitter.com/dXeLKY744m
— Callum (@CallumRahman) June 27, 2017definitely just found out two of my friends are banging right now by looking at the snapchat map goodnight internet
— cailin (@Capittalism) June 25, 2017Welcome to the new Snapchat update lmao pic.twitter.com/PEIAZ9XFDF
— Black Messiah (@shaniggles) June 25, 2017Snapchat gonna make me lose some friends😭😂😂 pic.twitter.com/DFHblOKej6
— Youssef Mokhtar (@Youssefmokhttar) June 25, 2017Of course, some people have much more serious concerns about this feature than just having their dirty laundry exposed. One sex worker who uses Snapchat for her job as a cam girl told BuzzFeed that she was worried that the feature could lead to other sex workers getting stalked.
“I think it's very dangerous and it's not a beneficial feature for anyone," she said. "There are underage children who use Snapchat who won't think about their safety, who allow random people to add them and follow their story. Nobody needs to know what street I'm on at all times, let alone a stranger. Sex worker or not."
She quickly turned her Snapchat to ghost mode, BuzzFeed said.
😂 this snap chat update scary asl . You don't even have to go to maps to find out where a person at . Just go to their name and it's there🙄
— Amir Kaia (@AmirKaia) June 27, 2017Police departments, too, are advising people to use ghost mode.
Ghost mode FTW.
Why Snapchat's new Snap Maps feature is worrying #UCFPD and law enforcement nationwide 👉 https://t.co/w0upGjl1lB pic.twitter.com/5MNFnDdIVn
— UCF Police Dept. (@UCFPolice) June 27, 2017Be safe, and don't cheat!
[h/t BuzzFeed]
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