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Instagram Launches Reels to Rival TikTok

VOA News

   Facebook launched a short-film product similar to the popular TikTok
   app in the United States and dozens of other countries Wednesday.

   The new product, called Reels, is embedded in the Instagram app and
   permits users to create 15-second videos set to music from a
   predetermined music library.

   The feature has been in production for at least two years, having
   undergone trials in Brazil in 2018. The addition comes two days after
   President Donald Trump gave Microsoft 45 days to acquire the U.S.
   division of the Chinese-owned TikTok over security concerns.

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