Instagram has officially launched its TikTok clone, Reels, in over 50 countries
Instagram is starting to get a bit crowded with features.

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As the US continues looking into possibly banning TikTok, the uber-popular social platform, the Facebook-owned Instagram is now rolling out its copycat similar feature, Reels, to users around the world.
In addition to the US, Reels is also launching in Japan, Germany, France, India, Japan, Australia, Mexico, and more. The new section, at present, lives in the Explore section of Instagram and allows you to experience videos in a very similar fashion to what is already found on
With music being such a driving factor behind apps like
Reels can live in a variety of places on Instagram. You can post them to your feed, share them directly with friends, and even push them into your Stories, where they will disappear after a set amount of time. Just like
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Reels joins Instagram Live and IGTV as additional ways to consume content on the platform. While options are always nice, I can’t help but think that things are started to get a little cluttered on the photosharing app.
As for personal impressions of Reels, it’s…alright. I’m still having issues viewing the Reels feed without errors, and videos that are being pushed into my feed have a distinctive “Instagram” feel to them in the fact they feel more polished, but somehow less authentic. Which is probably a commentary on something, but it’s too early for me to spiral down that rabbit hole.
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