Instagram launched Reels in India. TikTok banned there a week ago

Following the Indian authorities' decision to ban TikTok and dozens of other Chinese apps due to...

privacy, Instagram has decided to launch a TikTok competitor in this country - the Reels service. This is a function for editing 15-second music videos.

Now Instagram Reels is working in Brazil,France and Germany. But an Instagram spokesman noted that soon this feature will be launched in several more countries. However, the launch will be a test and may close the function in the future.

Earlier, Indian authorities blocked WeChat, TikTok and dozens of Chinese applications. The media attribute this ban to a military clash that occurred on the border of the two countries.

Officials explained this by the fact that applications"Engaged in activities that prejudice the sovereignty and integrity of India, the country's defense and the security of state and public order." According to them, they received many reports that the data of citizens are in danger and transferred to the wrong hands.

TikTok, Club Factory, UC Browser applications in total were used by about 500 million users per month. 27 of 59 applications in May 2020 were among the hundred most popular for devices on Android.

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