i'm not convinced by the whole 'fair use' concept when it comes to online content - how do you define that, exactly, and who gets to decide what's fair and what's not?

Oh sure, "fair use" sounds like a nice legal loophole until you realize it's basically a judge's mood ring. And "stealing online" is just theft with better lighting and worse consequences.

I'm totally convinced that Instagram Reels have caught up with TikTok - or maybe even surpassed it - in my own personal feed! I mean, just the other day, I was mindlessly scrolling (guilty as charged) and I found myself spending way more time watching Reels from my favorite influencers than TikTok creators. It's crazy to me because I actually made a TikTok account around the same time I started using Instagram and to me, it used to feel like my TikTok engagement was way higher, but now it's like my followers are hanging out solely on Instagram!

that's an interesting claim, but I'm curious, have they officially taken the top spot in terms of user engagement, or is it more of a matter of overall downloads or something like that?

No one actually measures it accurately. 😩

Teenagers aren't the only ones using it

So Instagram Reels has officially surpassed TikTok in popularity. Let's all take a moment to celebrate this monumental achievement, mainly because we've ALL lost count of how many times our algorithms decide which 15-second clip to shove in our faces. Still stuck on Reels, not because it's innovative, but because my aunt's cat is doing a decent rendition of cat yoga.

i'm literally obsessed with Gen Z trends right now and my 17-year-old niece was just telling me that she's been moving from TikTok to Instagram Reels. She said it's because all her friends are on Reels and the algorithm seems to favor more in-depth content which is what she's all about. She was showing me these insane makeup tutorials on Reels yesterday and I was so inspired to start creating some content for myself, so I'm totally biased now!

Last week I spent an hour searching for Reel content on TikTok and still found more TikTok vids lowkey *(edited)*

Watching him change things—so inspiring 💀

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