Instagram has made changes in recent days that appear to be aimed at attracting TikTok users while the short-video app’s future remains in limbo.

Young people's engagement with platforms like Instagram, TikTok and Minecraft is shaping how they understand and interact with the natural world, offering opportunities to connect their online experiences with meaningful encounters with nature,

A new report claims that Instagram is offering content creators $50,000 or more to leave TikTok and post on Reels instead.

Drawing on that same article by The Verge, Instagram head honcho, Adam Mosseri, was quoted as saying: ““The vast majority of what is uploaded to Instagram today is vertical”. And as even slightly savvy Instagram users know, portrait-orientation imagery tends to garner the most engagement – something that’s irked photographers in the past.

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.

Lemon8 is a video- and photo-sharing platform that eschews the vertical-scrolling format of TikTok in favor of a Pinterest board-style format. But what Lemon8 and TikTok do have in common is both have Following and For You tabs to show you posts from creators you follow and posts the app thinks you will like.

With a TikTok ban coming soon, what are the alternatives? Here are 5 similar apps to consider, along with the pros and cons of each.

According to a report from The Information, Instagram has been actively courting creators with followings in the millions, particularly those who launched their careers on TikTok. On offer are monthly cash incentives ranging from $10,000 to $50,000 if they prioritize posting to Reels.

Meta is enticing TikTok creators with up to $5,000 as a way to "jumpstart" growth on Instagram and Facebook.

TikTok remains unavailable on Google and Apple’s app stores in the U.S. When might it return, and what could happen to TikTok without updates in the meantime? Here's what to know.