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Instagram Launches TikTok Clone

Aug.05 — Facebook Inc.’s Instagram photo-sharing app is launching its clone of TikTok in more than 50 countries, a week after CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended the company’s copycat strategies to U.S. lawmakers. Bloomberg’s Sarah Frier reports on “Bloomberg Markets: China Open.”

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Aug.05 — Facebook Inc.’s Instagram photo-sharing app is launching its clone of TikTok in more than 50 countries, a week after CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended the company’s copycat strategies to U.S. lawmakers. Bloomberg’s Sarah Frier reports on “Bloomberg Markets: China Open.”

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  1. Chimpmaster

    August 6, 2020 at 2:31 am

    As they should

  2. Romo

    August 6, 2020 at 2:37 am

    Mark Zuckerberg out here giving no f*cks ????

  3. TheAstronomyDude

    August 6, 2020 at 2:37 am

    You can’t copy something that easy to imitate. You could say Tiktok copied Vine first.

    • Youssef Hegazy

      August 6, 2020 at 4:07 am

      I think tiktok is all about music tho. Instagram def copied vine, and forced them out.

    • Owen Wong

      August 6, 2020 at 5:43 am

      Vine was so good……

  4. Black Orchid

    August 6, 2020 at 2:47 am

    Merrr free market.

  5. Tuan Nguyen

    August 6, 2020 at 2:49 am

    It is an interesting time between US and China

  6. Josh Witte

    August 6, 2020 at 2:55 am

    TikTok is trash. I’m sure this will be the same.

    • Swole Papi

      August 6, 2020 at 3:00 am

      tiktok has a more modern format and algorithm than instagram or facebook, and it won’t be able to be easily copied. the usa is mad that a communist country somehow made a better app than them and now wanna cry privacy lol, see Cambridge Analytica

    • Josh Witte

      August 6, 2020 at 3:02 am

      @Swole Papi lol imagine defending CA as if that’s a positive thing

    • Swole Papi

      August 6, 2020 at 3:14 am

      @Josh Witte i am not defending CA? i am saying it’s hilarious that facebook and the usa wanna play good guy here. i dont get what you mean haha

    • Josh Witte

      August 6, 2020 at 3:19 am

      @Swole Papi Facebook sucks too

    • Rayman

      August 6, 2020 at 5:38 am

      @Swole Papi Facebook whilst they harvest your data to optimise ads, are no where as sinister as what Tik Toks Chinese parent ByteDance could do with your information especially around surveillance. I think many will migrate over swiftly.

  7. Talk Smack

    August 6, 2020 at 3:01 am

    A little late lmao

  8. 蒋darminto

    August 6, 2020 at 3:07 am

    Does Instagram infringe copy right?

    • Micro Tasker

      August 6, 2020 at 7:07 am

      If tiktock has no right to do business in the US, which might be the case, it wouldn’t matter. That is the bet that Instagram is hedging here.

    • The Loner Millionaire

      August 6, 2020 at 11:50 am

      you cant copyright a business model dude lol

  9. TL L

    August 6, 2020 at 3:24 am

    The recent hearing was a complete MESS and NONSENSE!!!! What will *OUR* (FOR US WORKING!) REPS AND SENATORS TAKE TO FINALLY STOP #FACEBOOK AND ALL OTHER GIANT CORPORATIONS FROM SUCKING UP THE BLOOD OF ENTIRE WORLD?!!!!!

  10. Ghepardo GTS

    August 6, 2020 at 3:28 am

    Weibo, QQ, Youku, entire clones of American social media. What does Bytedance say about that?

  11. Vapes Flavors

    August 6, 2020 at 4:55 am

    look at the face reaction from the anchor, he almost wants to laugh with a sense of humor sitting in the office in HK…

  12. Joe Smith

    August 6, 2020 at 5:45 am

    China Chang Sucks!!

    • Gal

      August 6, 2020 at 10:43 pm

      No need to be racist

  13. Rassy

    August 6, 2020 at 7:45 am

    If you can’t beat them, clone them

  14. Leonardo BrawijayaMRQ

    August 6, 2020 at 9:55 am

    if china do it its ok but if american do it no no right?

  15. Jennyoy

    August 6, 2020 at 10:28 am

    Hilarious when a Chinese firm, the king of copycats, accused other being a copycat.

  16. chen boya

    August 6, 2020 at 3:51 pm

    Americans always clone technology from China.

  17. khalil abushahin

    August 6, 2020 at 4:46 pm

    burn Instagram HQ

  18. 金福花

    August 6, 2020 at 5:13 pm

    ???????? Instagram has become too much busy . I prefer simple function app . Now the Instagram always recommend me stupid videos.

  19. Masoud Jvn

    August 6, 2020 at 10:19 pm

    well tik tok itself was a copy of vine

  20. rbn-pprt

    August 7, 2020 at 12:37 am

    Chinese copy everything…wait, isn’t Instagram American?

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