Meta-owned Instagram is copying yet another feature from TikTok. This time, it’s the ability for users to play a reel at 2x speed by long pressing on the right or left side of their screen. When ...

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

One of the top features that TikTok popularized is the faster way to watch a video, and that specific function has now made its way to Meta's Instagram Reels, which allows users to take advantage of ...

TL;DR: Instagram is introducing a double-speed toggle for Reels, allowing faster content consumption. This feature, requested by users, offers more control over Reels, which range from 15 seconds to 3 ...

GLEN POWELL, a Hollywood heartthrob, likes 1x listening speed: “I want to hear people talk at a normal human rate.” Bowen Yang, an American comedian, prefers his narration fast and loose—“You can ...