Instagram is rolling out a bunch of changes this weekend that will conveniently make it look a lot more like TikTok, which could go dark in the US on Sunday now that the Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the law banning the app if parent company ByteDance doesn’t sell it.

Instagram announced a timely update to its video feature Reels this morning, alongside the news that the Supreme Court upheld the law that will ban TikTok

Instagram is rolling out a new feature that will show your liked Reels to mutuals in a dedicated tab. It takes away the intimacy and safe haven of likes.

If you double-tapped an Instagram Reel recently, your friends may be able to see it, thanks to a new Instagram update. Instagram Reels is introducing a new friends tab that shows you all the videos your friends have liked and engaged with, the company announced Friday. The new feature is rolling out starting today for US users.

With TikTok on track to be banned from U.S. app stores starting on Sunday, Instagram is adding new features to Reels, its video-based

These new Reels features are rolling out in the US first, with plans to expand to other regions in the future. With TikTok's potential exit, Instagram is strategically positioning itself to capture the attention of displaced users seeking similar content-sharing platforms.

Instagram is bringing back one of its more chaotic features, now reworked for the short-form video era. A new tab in the Reels feed will serve up videos that a user’s friends have liked or added commentary to,