Am I misunderstanding Snapchat or is it potentially quite controlling for young couples?

[AngryLegend]

I have Snapchat to keep an eye on the kids.

And they have "ghost mode" on.

However I was speaking to a young adult recently who is in a relationship and they all still use Snapchat and can see each other on snap maps.

So basically young couples can see where their boyfriend or girlfriend is at all times, unless they put it on ghost mode in which may then look like a deliberate attempt at hiding where they are going.

Its just occurred to me how fucked up this is.

Or am I misunderstanding Snapchat or even the yoots today?

Agree Op.

I find it so odd that my older teens know where their friends are at any one time.

And eg if my son wants to turn down an invite and meet another friend, he says he can’t because the other friend will know from ‘snap maps’. He can’t pretend to be home with family even. And then when I say to turn his location off, he says he can’t suddenly do that without looking weird.

It’s just another complication in young people’s lives and I hate it.

Snapchat is widely accepted to be one of the worst apps out there, it can become addictive (snap streaks where people take pics of anything just to have a streak) and issues with messages not being automatically saved (no 'trail' if there are issues), alongside all the other problems that SM might bring.

I'd hate a boyfriend knowing my whereabouts. I find it all very odd and quite concerning.