Al-Harthy added, in an interview with the site "Sky News Arabia"it’s a "view of the pursuit "Instagram" for"tik tok" On top of the short video market and stories, which have become the most attractive material for social media users in recent years, the network has given priority to developing everything related to videos on the platform.".
Al-Harthy continues, "To this end, the network has doubled its production of videos, and developed the way it is displayed on the platform, trying to resemble it in the way videos are displayed on Tik Tok, and constantly developing Stories tools, as the recent change indicates that the social network is still very insistent on being a platform focused on the video".
It was "Instagram" He has retracted a recent update, and a beta version of the application was showing videos and photos in full screen mode, after users, including famous people in art, expressed their anger at his resemblance to…"tik tok"The update did not get the desired interaction from users.
While Al-Harthy believes that "The new change will be a welcome addition by a lot of users, as it will enable them to post their stories uninterruptedly after they had to before the new feature, and on the other hand they won’t have to click and hold to view a long video that they might not actually want to watch".
On the other hand, Al-Harthy explains, in an interview with the site "Sky News Arabia"that "The change, too, would probably be a turning point for people who loved the simplicity of short stories. And publishing longer stories without interruption may erase the lines between "Stars" And"Rails"After the user had two options when it came to posting a 60-second video, the latter was an important attraction of the app".
The app had begun testing and creating stories continuously for up to 60 seconds instead of automatically cutting them to 15 seconds with select users late last year, and the feature is now rolling out to all users around the world.
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A Meta spokesperson told TechCrunch: “We’re always working on ways to improve the Stories experience. Now you’ll be able to play and create stories continuously for up to 60 seconds instead of automatically trimming them to 15 seconds.”
Regarding the secret behind this change, social media expert, Muhammad Al-Harthy, says, “The network has been in a state of continuous development for two years under the pressure of fierce competition with”tik tokTo attract users, and therefore this new feature cannot be separated from a broader scene in which “Instagram” re-changes the shape of its content to suit the tastes of users.
Al-Harthy added, in his speech to “Sky News Arabia”, that “Due to the pursuit of “Instagram” by “Tik Tok” at the top of the short video market and Stories, which has become the most attractive material for social media users in recent years, the network has given priority to developing everything videos on the platform.
Al-Harthy continues, “For this, the network worked to double its production of videos, develop its presentation on the platform, to the degree of trying to resemble it in the way videos are displayed on Tik Tok, and continuously develop Stories tools, as the recent change indicates that the social network is still very insistent on Being a video-focused platform.”
It was “InstagramHe retracted a recent update, and a beta version of the application displayed videos and photos in full screen mode, after users, including famous people in art, expressed their anger at its resemblance to “Tik Tok”, and the update did not receive the desired interaction from users.
While Al-Harthy believes that “the new change will be a welcome addition by many users, as it will enable them to publish their stories uninterruptedly after they had to do so before the new feature, and on the other hand, they will not have to click constantly to view a long video that they may not want.” Already watching it.”
On the other hand, Al-Harthy explains, in his interview with “Sky News Arabia”, that “the change may also be a turning point for people who loved the simplicity of short stories in a small size. And publishing longer stories without interruption may erase the lines between “Stories” and… Rails, after the user had two options when it came to posting a 60-second video, the latter being an important attraction of the app.”
The app had begun testing and creating stories continuously for up to 60 seconds instead of automatically cutting them to 15 seconds with select users late last year, and the feature is now rolling out to all users around the world.