Instagram announces new ‘Edits’ app amidst TikTok and CapCut ban, launching next month

Today, Meta is announcing Edits: a new mobile video editing platform. This comes just hours after TikTok (and as a result, CapCut) were banned in the US – though TikTok is currently being restored, at least temporarily.

Meta has a history of sitting on new features until they’re forced to move, and this is yet another example of that. With a surprise mid-day Sunday announcement, the company unveiled Edits, a new mobile-first editing tool, meant to serve as an alternative to popular editing tool CapCut.

Adam Moserri, head of…