Is Instagram set to take on Twitter in its own arena?


Instagram may launch a new Twitter-inspired app in late June 2023. — AFP Relaxnews

Is Instagram preparing to move into Twitter’s turf? The Meta group is reportedly planning to launch an app this summer that, like Twitter, will focus on text. So what will this new platform offer? Here’s what we know.

Instagram isn’t reticent about checking out what the competition is up to when it adapts or updates its offering. After drawing inspiration from TikTok's viral videos to create the Reels format, the Meta group is maintaining momentum by looking to the Twitter concept. That's what the screenshots made by journalist Lia Haberman for ICYMI seem to suggest.

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