Facebook TikTok clone to launch in 50 countries

Facebook has said it will launch its short-video sharing platform.Reels service will appear in the USA and 50 others

This comes just a week after the company began testing its platform in India.Reels appeared there after the authorities of this country banned TikTok, and a few days later, the administration of US President Donald Trump announced the same plans.

Reels will allow people to record and edit 15 second videos, which can be overlaid with music and other videos. However, the official launch date is still unknown.

“We always look at what they wantusers, we always want to innovate that will improve the experience of people on our platforms. Other social networks are pretty big competitors, but we are confident that Instagram is unique and meets the needs of our community. "

However, Instagram is not the only companywhich wants to compete with TikTok. YouTube is developing a competitor to the social network, Shorts, which is due out before the end of the year. However, none of these companies have made public official comments on the launch yet.

“It's great to see other companies appreciate the newcreative experience, which is engaged in TikTok, - said a company spokesman in an interview with CNN. “We have always believed that open competition brings enormous benefits to users.”

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