Of course, it would seem far more logical for Americans to move over to Instagram Reels, the shortform-video product that Meta created to compete with TikTok. Many will. But some TikTok users that I spoke with resented Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally.
Meta stands to be one of the largest beneficiaries of a TikTok ban in the US, analysts say. Through ad dollars alone, Meta could rake in up to $3.38B.
Meta Platforms’s Instagram was down for thousands of users in the US on the morning of Jan 15, according outage tracking website Downdetector.com.
This Wednesday, January 15, 2025, users in Mexico and the United States have reported significant issues with Instagram
Mark Zuckerberg-led Meta has announced that it will end its fact-checking programme in the US, citing that the checkers have become ‘too biased’. While some believe the move is an attempt by the tech mogul to appease US President-elect Donald Trump,