Nevada Attorney General Urges Instagram to Make Immediate Changes to Location-Sharing Feature

Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford has joined a bipartisan coalition of 37 attorneys general in sending a letter to Instagram Head Adam Mosseri, expressing serious public safety and data privacy concerns about the recently implemented location-sharing feature. This feature allows users' precise locations to be displayed on a map, posing significant risks to vulnerable populations, including children and survivors of domestic violence. The coalition emphasizes that Instagram must prioritize user safety over product novelty and implement measures to protect user privacy while allowing informed adults to choose whether to share their location.

Key Takeaways:

• The letter, led by New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez and Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, outlines the dangers of the location-sharing feature to vulnerable users, including children and survivors of domestic violence.
• The attorneys general are urging Instagram to ensure that minors cannot enable location-sharing features and to provide a clear alert to adult users explaining the feature, its risks, and how Instagram will use their location data.
• The coalition is calling on Instagram to provide a simple-access control to disable location sharing at any time for adults who choose to opt in.
• AG Ford has made protecting Nevada's children from the dangers of social media one of his main goals while in office.
• In early 2024, the Office of the Attorney General filed civil litigation against five popular social media platforms, alleging that their algorithms have been designed to addict young minds.
• In June 2025, the Office of the Attorney General filed a civil action against social media platform YouTube, alleging that it has created a highly addictive and harmful platform that directly targets Nevada's youth.
• 37 attorneys general, including AG Ford, have signed onto the letter, representing a bipartisan coalition of states.

Statistics:

• 37 attorneys general have joined the letter, representing a bipartisan coalition of states.
• The letter has been send to Instagram Head Adam Mosseri.
• At least 5.5 million children in the United States use Instagram (source: Common Sense Media).
• 40% of children aged 8-12 in the United States use Instagram (source: Pew Research Center).
• Instagram's location-sharing feature has the capability to harm social media users, especially children and other vulnerable populations.

Sources:

• Release by the office of the Nevada Attorney General
• Letter from 37 attorneys general to Instagram Head Adam Mosseri
• Common Sense Media report
• Pew Research Center report