Instagram’s new speed feature: Convenience or psychological concern? How will it impact your attention span?

Meta-owned Instagram is on a roll, adding new features that may resemble TikTok. According to a TechCrunch report, this time, the platform is adding the feature to fast-forward the reels at 2x speed by long pressing on either the left or right side of the screen.

Since the inception of TikTok, users could make 15-second videos. However, with the platform’s growing popularity, the American social media giant later added new features to create longer videos. The platform also added a feature to speed up this short-format content so users could consume it quickly.