Instagram, Edits and TikTok

CapCut hit by US ban – and in completely unrelated news, Instagram has just revealed a new video-editing app
Update: CapCut, Marvel Snap and other ByteDance apps have returned to the US (at least for now). They may still be banned if a sale doesn't go through again but for the meantime you can enjoy CapCut and forget all about Instagram's upcoiming Edits app. The original story continues below.
Instagram Debuts New Video-Editing App, as TikTok Deals With a Ban
Instagram on Sunday rolled out Edits, a video-editing product that appeared similar to CapCut, which is owned by TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance.
Instagram announced a new video-editing app a day after TikTok and CapCut went dark in the US
The tool is slated to be released on March 13, Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, announced. TikTok has since restored service in the US.
Same day as TikTok ban, Instagram announces Edits, a new video editing app
Mosseri announced Edits the same day that CapCut, a ByteDance-owned mobile video editing software, was also banned alongside TikTok in the U.S. Sunday. "Now, there's a lot going on in the world right now and no matter what happens,
Is CapCut Still Banned Now TikTok Is Back? What Is New Instagram App Edits?
CapCut is a free video-editing platform created, owned and operated by ByteDance. It was launched in the U.S. in 2020. It was the second most downloaded photo and video app in the Apple App Store after Instagram, according to USA Today.
Instagram launches video-editing app called 'Edits' to rival CapCut
Instagram’s head Adam Mosseri introduced Edits, the platform’s new video-editing app. Apart from TikTok, it looks like Instagram is also trying to compete with other apps offered by ByteDance. Instagram intends to compete with ByteDance’s CapCut, a video-editing application that went offline in the US alongside TikTok.
Instagram tries to capitalize on TikTok uncertainty with new 'Edits' app
Instagram is launching a new app, Edits, that will immediately become a CapCut competitor when it launches next month. You can pre-order the app on the Apple App Store now, with Google Play Store availability to follow.
Instagram moves to capitalize on TikTok ban with release of new app
The short-term TikTok ban also included other ByteDance-owned apps and Meta has already seized the opportunity by announcing a new competing app.
Instagram's Newest Tactic to Entice TikTokkers Is a Video Editing App
Instagram's new Edits app will be available this spring. But thanks to new presidential action, creators can still use TikTok's CapCut.
Here's how Instagram's upcoming video editor aims to surpass TikTok's
With TikTok's CapCut now unavailable, Instagram is poised to unveil Edits - 'a full suite of creative tools.' Here's everything it's designed to do.
Instagram capitalises on US apps ban with a timely, useful clone
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$5,000 To Join Facebook, Instagram: How Meta Is Wooing TikTokers in US
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ByteDance’s Apps: Capcut, Lemon 8 & More Aside From TikTok
TikTok was banned and restored within the same weekend. Find out what other apps owned by ByteDance, are in limbo below.
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Apple releases list of ByteDance apps it removed alongside TikTok after US shutdown
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