Instagram rolls out its TikTok rival Reels
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Instagram rolls out TikTok 'rip-off' Reels

Instagram is rolling out its TikTok rival Reels, adding the ability to create and discover short videos to the main Instagram app.

The company had tested the features in a small number of countries but is now launching them more widely.

Several news websites called the product a TikTok "rip-off" and "copycat".

The BBC's Chris Fox asked Instagram's Vishal Shah what the company would offer that TikTok did not already provide.

  • 06 Aug 2020
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