Instagram

• As TikTok’s Acquisition Clock Is Ticking, Instagram Officially Rolls Out Copycat ‘Reels’
• Instagram’s TikTok Competitor, Reels, Is Reportedly Looking To Poach Creators With Six-Figure Payments

  As a potential TikTok ban looms in the U.S. -- after the popular Chinese social-video app was banned in India amid escalating tensions between the two countries -- Instagram is looking to take advantage of the spate of bad press as it launches its own TikTok competitor, Reels, globally.

  
• Instagram Opens Up New ‘Shop’ Tab For Users In The U.S.

  Less than two weeks after launching a test of a new ecommerce feature with some users, Instagram is rolling out the Shop tab to all U.S.-based accounts.

  
• Instagram Rolls Out Ability To Pin Three Comments To The Top Of Any Thread

  Instagram is going wide with a new feature that will enable creators to clean up their comments -- and get their most pressing takeaways about any posts straight to the top.

  
• As India Bans TikTok, Instagram Has Begun Testing TikTok Clone ‘Reels’ (Report)
• Instagram Unveils Suite Of Programming, Tools, And Resources In Honor Of Juneteenth
• Instagram To Review Its Policies, Algorithms For Any Bias Against Black Community
• Instagram Names Pandora, Lyft Vet Melissa Waters Global VP Of Marketing
• Instagram Highlights Black Creators, Businesses, Organizations With #ShareBlackStories
• Doing Things Media Drops Energy Drink Inspired By Viral ‘No Chaser’ Insta Account
• Instagram Finally Brings In Monetization For (Some) Creators With Purchasable Badges, IGTV Ads
• Charli D’Amelio Accidentally Deleted — Then Quickly Reclaimed — Her Massive Instagram Account