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Re:Facebook launches its TikTok rival, Instagram Reels by galuggus on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @11:51AM (#24062169)
The Chinese version of TikTok douyin is also a hybrid of games, shopping, live streams a messenger and instant apps. The ui is far less important than having a captive user base
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Re:Facebook launches its TikTok rival, Instagram Reels by echevil on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @12:01PM (#24062291)
Douyin is a mix of lots of things but you barely realize that. It has one main surface - the feed. IG on the other hand, feels like several unrelated things stitched together
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Re:Facebook launches its TikTok rival, Instagram Reels by tanilama on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @01:17PM (#24063176)
It is not part of the core UX.

TikTok or Doubin, just swipe up/down would be enough for 90% of your input

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Re:Facebook launches its TikTok rival, Instagram Reels by xmprt on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @02:29PM (#24063976)
Doesn't douyin also have a very different demographic than TikTok though? I think their audience is much older in China.
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