Instagram Launches Map Feature, Reposts, and Expands Reels Friends Tab

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Instagram Launches Map Feature, Reposts, and Expands Reels Friends Tab

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Instagram is launching a new map feature, allowing users to share their location (not real-time) and discover location-based content from friends and creators. It also introduces a "Reposts" function, mirroring TikTok and Twitter's retweet, enabling users to share public reels and posts. Globally, Instagram is expanding its Reels "Friends" tab, showing content liked, commented on, or reposted by friends, with an option to opt out of this feature. The map feature, initially in the US, is a clear move to compete with Snapchat's Snap Map.

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Big Tech Acquisitions Trigger Antitrust Scrutiny

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Tech Coalition Pushes Federal Preemption

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A powerful coalition of federal legislators, executive branch officials, and multinational technology corporations has coalesced around a strategy of "federal preemption," seeking to strip state governments of their authority over generative AI. The coalition argues that the legal frameworks governing these technologies are in a state of flux as generative AI affects every sector of the economy, from healthcare diagnostics to creative industries. The push aims to centralize regulation at the federal level, limiting state‑level oversight of AI development and deployment.

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