Digital safety is an important part of protecting families and preventing harm. In today’s connected world, many teens are sharing their real-time location on social media without realizing the dangers. What feels like a harmless feature on apps like Instagram or Snapchat can actually put them at serious risk of exploitation.

Cybertip.ca, Canada’s national tipline for reporting the online sexual exploitation of children, warns that location-sharing features can leave youth vulnerable to coercive control, manipulation, and sextortion. For survivors of abuse or those living in unsafe environments, these risks can be even greater.