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Instagram is testing its own take on Snap Maps


Instagram is back to doing what it does best: borrowing from others.

She didn’t immediately respond to follow up questions about whether fully public sharing would be offered or how long the posts would stay up for. If it rolls out widely, the maps feature would be a throwback to something Instagram has always done well: ripping off ideas from its competitors. Stories came from Snapchat, Reels from TikTok, and — if we’re calling this an Instagram feature — Threads from Twitter.

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