Instagram

Washington – Kena

The Meta-owned Instagram platform has officially announced that it will allow users to upload short video clips, reels, so that users can share them through other apps.

Instagram Platform President Adam Mosseri said, “Users in the U.S. can download Reels clips to their devices, hit the Share button, select / Download / and expect this feature to be available to all users. Gradually around the world, this feature will dissuade users from using other websites or apps to download Reels from the platform. improve.

Mosseri added, “Only public reels will be available for download, and he also pointed to the possibility of disabling the download option if the publisher or content creator so chooses.”

The head of the site did not specify whether the uploaded Reels clips contained a watermark, but the illustrations he published indicated that the video clips contained the Instagram logo along with the name of the account holder. While downloading videos from TikTok app.

Instagram made a decision in 2021 to prevent the promotion of videos containing the TikTok app’s watermark or any other watermark.

The goal of watermarking uploaded videos is usually to attract other users who watch those clips in other apps.

Short video reels on Instagram are of great interest to Meta, as they contribute significantly to the growth of the site and increase in revenue.