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Instagram swoops in with 3-minute Reels and rectangular profile grids as the TikTok ban gets real
Instagram is rolling out a bunch of changes this weekend that will conveniently make it look a lot more like TikTok, which could go dark in the US on Sunday now that the Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the law banning the app if parent company ByteDance doesn’t sell it.
Instagram Reels adds new features as TikTok is banned in the US
Instagram announced a timely update to its video feature Reels this morning, alongside the news that the Supreme Court upheld the law that will ban TikTok
As TikTok Ban Looms, Instagram Reels Introduces a New Way to Interact With Friends
If you double-tapped an Instagram Reel recently, your friends may be able to see it, thanks to a new Instagram update. Instagram Reels is introducing a new friends tab that shows you all the videos your friends have liked and engaged with, the company announced Friday. The new feature is rolling out starting today for US users.
Instagram Reels can be 3 minutes long now
Instagram will now let you upload Reels that are up to 3 minutes long, doubling the 90-second limit the platform had in place before, Instagram boss Adam Mosseri announced today. He credits today’s change to users’ feedback saying that the 90 seconds “is just too short.
Instagram will broadcast the Reels you like to everyone. I dread it.
Instagram is rolling out a new feature that will show your liked Reels to mutuals in a dedicated tab. It takes away the intimacy and safe haven of likes.
Instagram Adds New Features to Reels as TikTok Ban Looms
With TikTok on track to be banned from U.S. app stores starting on Sunday, Instagram is adding new features to Reels, its video-based
Instagram and YouTube Prepare to Benefit From a TikTok Ban
Meta’s Instagram and Google’s YouTube are getting ready to welcome TikTok users, as the Supreme Court upheld a law that effectively bans the Chinese-owned app from the United States.
Be Careful What You Like on Reels: Instagram Will Tell Your Friends
Users will get the ability to see what their friends are liking on Instagram, as well the power to post videos over the previous 90-second limit up to three minutes.
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Teenage Boy Complains About His Mom Sending Him 30 Instagram Reels A Day — ‘One Day You Will Wish She Was Still Sending Them’
It's only natural for teenagers to get annoyed by their parents. One teenage boy has had it with his mother constantly ...
What happened when other countries banned TikTok
India’s 2020 crackdown helped give rise to Instagram Reels, which has largely replaced it there. But TikTok has proved more ...
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TikTok is Banned in the US: Here Are 8 Replacement Apps
Now that TikTok has been disabled for US users, these rival apps can help you get your fix of short-form video.
Celebrities, influencers, and business leaders react to US TikTok shutdown: 'This is so dystopian'
The company turned off its app for its 170 million US users on Saturday. Users are flocking to other corners of the internet ...
For TikTok Users, Mourning, Frustration and Clinging to Hope as TikTok Ban Looms
The U.S. is inching closer and closer to a potential TikTok ban — with the nation’s highest court upholding a law that’s set to officially cut the cord and halt new downloads off the app starting Sund ...
TikTok content creators share their anxiety over the app's looming ban
As the clock ticks down to a TikTok ban on Sunday (January 19), content creators, like Dustin Tyler, Derick Castenholz and ...