Location Sharing: The Agony and Ecstasy of Knowing Where All Your Friends Are

Teens can see when they’re being excluded in real-time by tracking each other on apps

Illustration By Brian Stauffer

Years ago, teens worried about who was hanging out without them. Today, teens know it for sure.

Addison Figel was at home on a Saturday night last month when she decided to see what everyone else was up to. She opened Snapchat and checked the Snap Map, which shows where friends are in real time. A group of them was at another girl’s house attending a birthday party.

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