Enhancements to Snapchat’s blocking features, which will stop users from just making new accounts to get around a block, were also announced on Tuesday. It will now immediately block any new accounts generated on the same device when a user blocks another account.

Snapchat’s “Snap Map” function, which is turned off by default but allows users to update their location to share it live with friends, is also getting more regular alerts sent to all users, including teenagers, about their location settings. According to the firm, users will be able to change their location preferences, hide their location from the map, and choose which friends they want to share their information with—all from within the app.

The Snapchat login screen on a smartphone arranged in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. Snap Inc. shares tumbled about 14% on Wednesday after the company projected its first ever quarterly revenue decline, casting a shadow over other advertising-dependent businesses. Photographer: Tiffany Hagler-Geard/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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