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Advocates for transparency on social media cheered this weekend when X, the app owned by tech billionaire Elon Musk, rolled out a new feature that disclosed what the company said were the country ...

A new feature on X has stirred confusion, anger and a wave of online sleuthing after users discovered that the platform was suddenly displaying the surprising locations where certain accounts are ...

In November 2025, a claim (archived) circulated online that Elon Musk, the X owner and former adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, shut down X's account-location feature after it revealed ...

SAN ANTONIO – Elsewhere, the popular bar & kitchen known for their Instagrammable River Walk displays and pop-ups, is opening a second location in San Antonio. Owner Terrin Fuhrmann told KSAT the new ...

Google Maps has updated two key buttons for location and directions that people interact with constantly throughout the day. The directions FAB at the bottom-right corner of the main screen is now ...

Verizon lost an attempt to overturn a $46.9 million fine for selling customer location data without its users’ consent. The US Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit rejected Verizon’s challenge in a ...

What are location pages and why do they matter for SEO? Location landing pages are website pages representing the different branches of chains and franchises. Any local business with more than one ...

If you or your kids have Instagram, you may want to check and make sure the location settings are turned off. On August 6th, Instagram’s parent company, Meta, rolled out a series of new features in ...

The service rolled out this week, prompting confusion and safety concerns. Meta, which owns Instagram, said the feature was turned off unless users activated it. By Isabella Kwai A new Instagram ...

If you’ve noticed some new icons and options while doom scrolling on Instagram, you’re not imagining things. The popular social media app owned by Meta rolled out some new updates on Aug. 6, including ...

Instagram's new feature that shows users' current locations is prompting some users to worry if their location will suddenly be shared on the platform. Meta announced the rollout of several new ...