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Instagram to release video-sharing app in the US as TikTok hits turbulence

By Haley Victory Smith
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Instagram to release video-sharing app in the US as TikTok hits turbulence

Instagram will soon release to the United States its answer to the popular video-sharing app TikTok.

The social networking service announced on Friday that its new platform, Reels, will be released in August. The app has already been released in Brazil, France, and Germany. The app has also begun testing in India, where TikTok was recently banned over security concerns.

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