id=”article-body” class=”row” section=”article-body”> Reels is Instagram’s in-app TikTok competitor. Instagram/Screenshot by Shelby Brown/CNET now has a new way for you to show off your creativity. The social media platform last week launched its competitor Reels, which lets you film, edit and post 15-second videos in the Instagram app. Reels, available now in the US, looks like it’ll give social media influencers and other creators a new way to make and share short-form content. Instagram Reels will have some catching up to do. has been downloaded more than , and is among . Instagram, meanwhile, has over 1 billion monthly users, who skew . But Instagram’s familiar platform may make it a way for people who wouldn’t otherwise download TikTok to experiment with the 15-second video format. And since the White House is considering due to the app’s ties to China, Instagram Reels may pick up some users who are concerned… read more