Instagram, TikTok 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 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.
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 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 will show your friends what Reels you’ve liked
Instagram is bringing back one of its more chaotic features, now reworked for the short-form video era. A new tab in the Reels feed will serve up videos that a user’s friends have liked or added commentary to,
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 ...
Here’s When TikTok Shuts Down In The United States Unless Trump Somehow Intervenes To Prevent The TikTok Ban
“Our position on this has been clear: TikTok should continue to operate under American ownership. Given the timing of when it ...
TikTok ban: How to download favorite videos and data if app goes dark
Once the law goes into effect Sunday, TikTok will not be available to download in app stores. Should the app go dark Sunday, ...
TikTok Fueled Travel Crazes, What Happens Now?
The app gave places like an ice cream shop/wine bar fame, and sometimes overwhelmed them with crowds. Influencers and ...
Kesha Reminds Fans Her Hit ‘TiK ToK’ 'Is Forever' amid Ban of Social Media Platform TikTok
Kesha shared an Instagram post joking that her fans will still have a 'TiK ToK' to listen to after the Supreme Court announced its decision to allow the ban on the social media platform TikTok to go ...
What is RedNote? TikTok 'refugees' surge to popular Chinese app ahead of ban
Shanghai-based Xiaohongshu, or RedNote as it is known in English, is a Chinese social media platform growing in popularity as ...
Kylie Kelce Gives Instagram a Shoutout as TikTok Faces a Ban in America: Picks Her Next Go-To App
Kylie Kelce, wife of NFL star Jason Kelce, is concerned about a possible TikTok ban by the U.S. government due to data breach ...
A TikTok Ban Is Imminent: What Are the Financial Stakes?
The app’s demise threatens to remove billions of dollars from the content creators and small businesses that rely on it.