New York (CNN Business) Instagram believes that it can do TikTok better than TikTok — and this August, people will be able to decide for themselves. Instagram announced Friday that it's preparing to launch its own video-sharing feature, Reels, in the United States and 50 other countries, just one week after it began testing the platform in IndiaThe Reels announcement comes as TikTok finds itself in a newly weakened position, after India banned the short-form video app and the Trump administration indicated he would do the sameReels will let people record and edit 15-second videos set to music and audio, and upload them to their stories and Instagram's Explore feature. An official launch date has not yet been announced.

Source: CNN July 17, 2020 15:00 UTC