Instagram and Musk’s X Tout New Video Tools on TikTok Ban Day
- TikTok was temporarily offline due to national security law
- Instagram’s new Edits app won’t be available until February
Meta’s Instagram Edits app
Source: Meta Platforms Inc.
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Instagram announced a new video editing app, called Edits, on the same day that rival video service TikTok briefly went dark in response to a federal ban. X also touted the launch of a dedicated video tab in its mobile app.
The new Meta Platforms Inc. app, which won’t be available until February, will offer “a full suite of creative tools,” according to a post on Sunday from Adam Mosseri, the head of the social media platform. People can use Edits to store video drafts, edit clips and add features like green screens, overlays and transitions, according to a Meta spokesperson.