TikTok, Instagram and Reels

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
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
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.
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 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.
As TikTok Ban Looms, Instagram Reels Introduces a New Way to Interact With Friends
This will be different from your friends tab on Reels, which shows you all the videos made and posted by the accounts you follow. This is more reminiscent of the TikTok algorithm,
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 rolls out TikTok-like features amid uncertainty about rival’s future
Instagram has made changes in recent days that appear to be aimed at attracting TikTok users while the short-video app’s future remains in limbo.
How TikTok’s Most Followed U.S. Influencers Reacted to the App Going Dark: ‘I Feel Cut Off From the World’
"I feel disconnected. I feel cut off from the world and my community," one influencer remarked when the app was down.
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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 ...
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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.
How to use TikTok after the ban: Do VPNs and other workarounds work?
Questions loom over TikTok's future after a U.S. ban went into effect Saturday. Do workarounds like VPNs work? Will it come ...
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 ...