Reels is the latest feature to hit Instagram, letting you make 15-second videos with AR filters and other special effects. Shelby Brown (she/her/hers) is an editor for CNET's services team. She covers ...

Instagram announced today that it’s introducing updates to its Reels templates to make it even easier for users to create engaging short-form videos, as the social media giant continues to compete ...

Compare Instagram Reels and TikTok in 2026: engagement rates, creator marketing opportunities, and platform strategies for ...

In almost every functional way, Reels is TikTok, but built into Instagram. If Facebook were to buy TikTok from its parent company ByteDance, and integrate it into Instagram as is, it would be this ...

Discover how Instagram Reels drain your savings. Real Reel examples, impulse buys, and influencer trends are turning short videos into financial traps.

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. With TikTok’s future uncertain, Instagram is hoping to lure some creators away with the rollout of a direct ...

Starting today, there are some nice new features coming to Instagram Reels, the TikTok competitor. One of the most important functions being made available is that Reels can last as long as 90 seconds ...

Instagram finally adds a way to revisit Reels you’ve already seen. Learn how to access the app’s new watch history feature.

Instagram has added text-to-speech and voice effects to its TikTok competitor Reels, two features TikTok has had for some time. The robotic voice-overs used as narration for videos grew so ubiquitous ...

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, ...

Instagram is adding a way for users to "tune" their algorithm to see their preferred content, which is first heading to Reels ...

TikTok might not be winning over President Trump, but it sure beats its Instagram copycat for making and sharing short videos. By Brian X. Chen and Taylor Lorenz Millions of people have used the ...