Meta Platforms, Inc.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TIME-BASED SHARING OF A TRACKED LOCATION WITHIN A SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM

Abstract:

The disclosed computer-implemented method may include receiving, via a user interface of a social networking system (SNS) (1) a request to include a user of the SNS in a set of users of the SNS, and (2) a time frame associated with an event The method may also include including the user in the set of users based on receiving the request to include the user in the set of users. The method may also include tracking, via a location tracking feature of a mobile device associated with a target user of the SNS, a physical location of the target user during the time frame, and sharing, via the SNS during the time frame, the physical location of the target user with the set of users. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.