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FollowThe new tabs will appear on Instagram's home screen.Queenie WongSenior WriterQueenie Wong is a senior writer for CNET News, who focuses on social media companies including Facebook's parent company Meta, Twitter and TikTok. She previously covered social networks for The Mercury News in San Jose. Before that, she wrote about politics and education for the Statesman Journal in Salem, Oregon. A native of Southern California, she took her first journalism class in middle school.2 min readFacebook-owned photo service is doubling down on &nbsp;and online shopping.On Thursday, the social network said it's adding two new tabs to Instagram's home page to make it easier for users to find short-form videos known as Reels and products they might be interested in buying on the platform. The tabs will appear at the bottom of the app's home screen. A shopping bag icon is the new tab for shopping. The icon that looks like a video with a play button is the new tab for Reels.Instagram has been adding new features to its service to keep users on its platforms as it competes with other platforms such as short-form video app . Instagram launched a TikTok competitor called Reels within the app in August, but the feature doesn't appear to be a major threat to TikTok's growth. hasn't shared any data about how many people use Instagram Reels. Facebook CEO said in October during the company's quarterly earnings call they're encouraged by the results the social network is seeing with Reels but it's still early.&nbsp;"We don't take these changes lightly - we haven't updated Instagram's home screen in a big way forquite a while. But how people create and enjoy culture has changed, and the biggest risk to Instagram isnot that we change too fast, but that we don't change and become irrelevant," Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri said in a statement.Users will find personalized recommendations in the new shop tab along with videos and new products.&nbsp;Get the CNET TVs, Streaming and Audio newsletterBecome a home entertainment expert with our handpicked tips, reviews and deals. Delivered Wednesdays.

FollowThe new tabs will appear on Instagram's home screen.Queenie WongSenior WriterQueenie Wong is a senior writer for CNET News, who focuses on social media companies including Facebook's parent company Meta, Twitter and TikTok. She previously covered social networks for The Mercury News in San Jose. Before that, she wrote about politics and education for the Statesman Journal in Salem, Oregon. A native of Southern California, she took her first journalism class in middle school.2 min readFacebook-owned photo service is doubling down on &nbsp;and online shopping.On Thursday, the social...

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Queenie Wong is a staff reporter for CNET News, who focuses on social media companies including Facebook and Twitter. She previously covered social networks for The Mercury News in San Jose. Before that, she wrote about politics and education for the Statesman Journal in Salem, Oregon. A native of Southern California, she took her first journalism class in middle school.

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