Instagram may be taking on TikTok with a new app. The social media platform’s head Adam Mosseri told staff this week that they are considering the launch of a separate app for Reels, its short-form ...

*New York (CNN) — Instagram has made changes that appear to be aimed at attracting TikTok users, while the short-video app’s future will now be decided by its new American-based owners. Adam Mosseri, ...

Platforms built to connect people, for better or for worse, are now for doing the opposite.

Instagram is internally testing the ability to create Reels that are up to 10 minutes in length, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Wednesday. The social media giant says it is not testing the ...

Instagram appears to be quietly testing locked reels that viewers would have to unlock with a code and a provided hint. The feature is a simple way to increase engagement with the creator’s content, ...

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Meta is testing a highly anticipated feature on Instagram Reels that allows users to pause a video just by tapping on it. For now, the ability to pause videos is only available to a small group of ...

Instagram users reported posting and messaging issues. Many said stories, reels, and voice notes failed to upload across both mobile and web platforms. Meta has not yet confirmed the cause of the ...

Investing.com -- Meta’s Instagram saw more than half of all its advertisements run on its short-form video Reels format in ...

Users can choose which topics to see more or less of in Reels, and soon Instagram’s Explore tab. Users can choose which topics to see more or less of in Reels, and soon Instagram’s Explore tab. is a ...