Instagram announced a new video-editing app a day after TikTok and CapCut went dark in the US

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• Instagram has released a new video-editing application called Edits, coming out as TikTok and CapCut face restrictions in the US.
• Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced the new tool, which will be made available on March 13, on a Sunday.
• "Edits will provide video editing capabilities and analytics," Mosseri stated.

The video editing app CapCut was unavailable to users in the US.

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Mosseri said the app will come with a more advanced camera, video editing capabilities, a feature to share unfinished work with others, and detailed analytics on how the posted videos are doing on Instagram. This app can also be used to create videos for other platforms, he added.

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Users who typed in "TikTok" on their device saw an advertisement for Instagram, according to reports from Bloomberg. The ads were no longer showing up as of Sunday evening in the United States.

Meta did not respond to a request for comment from Business Insider regarding sponsored App Store ads. Besides Instagram, Meta also owns Facebook, Threads, and WhatsApp.

Edits is available for preorder on the iOS App Store, but it won't be available to download until next month, as informed by Mosseri.

The app is no longer available for download through app stores.

In the House and Senate due to national security concerns with ByteDance's ownership being Chinese, Biden signed the TikTok ban bill into law in April of 2024.

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Following the inauguration on Monday, action was taken to postpone the implementation date of the TikTok ban. However, details about whether the ban will apply to other apps owned by ByteDance, such as CapCut and Lemon8, were not disclosed.

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