Hollywood wants to beat TikTok at its own game — but faces hurdles

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Netflix is looking more like TikTok, by adding short-form clips from shows like "Bridgerton" and starting a new reality show with social media star Alix Earle.

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Instagram just added the most important feature for Reels of all time: watch history

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Instagram Reels now has a watch history going back 30 days.

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Could making silly AI videos of your friends be social media's next frontier? Let's talk about OpenAI's Sora.

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Sora-generated videos of Geoff Weiss and Sydney Bradley collaborating on this story.

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Instagram as you knew it is dead. Get over it.

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The new Instagram bottom navigation bar is changing to emphasize Reels and DMs.

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Instagram is really weird right now. I think I've figured out why.

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Gen Z would rather take a chance on a new app than use 'embarrassing' Instagram if TikTok gets banned

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If TikTok is banned in the US, young people will need somewhere else to go.

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A TikTok ban would be a win for Mark Zuckerberg

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Meta's Mark Zuckerberg cheers at a UFC fight. He's likely watching any possible TikTok ban or sale very closely.

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Everything to know about Instagram Reels: What they are, when to use them, and how they compare to video

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Reels is Instagram's short-form video platform that launched to little fanfare, but has bolstered the app's growth over time.

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TikTok is kind of bad now, right? The emphasis on shopping really bums me out.

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TikTok, an app I used to spend at least 45 minutes scrolling through before bed. Now it's changed — for the worse.

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