Instagram is said to be considering launching a short -shape video feature, rollers, as a separate application where the future of Chinese -owned Tiktok is still not certain in the United States.
Adam Museri, head of the social media platform, told employees about the potential step this week, according to the focus of business that focuses on information technology, which was martyred with a person heard the notes.
The mother company at Instagram did not immediately respond to the British Broadcasting Corporation’s request for comment.
In January, the US President Donald Trump has given the extension of Tijook for 75 days To comply with a law signed by President Joe Biden, which requires the sale or prohibition of the platform.
At that time, he offered the possibility of a joint project that runs the company, saying that he was looking for a partnership between 50-50 between the “United States” and its Chinese owner. But he did not provide any other details on how to do this.
The Biden Administration has argued that Tiktok, which includes 170 million American users, could be used by China as a tool for spying and political manipulation.
The prohibitions of the ban indicated freedom of expression as a reason to keep the platform open.
In 2018, Meta launched an independent app called Lasso to compete with Tiktok but was later closed.