Standard & Poor’s and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Chicago Mercantile: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. US market indices are shown in real time, except for the S&P 500 which is refreshed every two minutes. Your CNN account Log in to your CNN account Like TikTok, Instagram announced last month it would test a BeReal copycat feature called IG Candid Challenges. The move is also a reminder that while TikTok has emerged as a dominant force in the social media market, it is not above cloning features in an effort to stave off burgeoning competition, just as Facebook has done. The feature plays on the desires of social media users for ephemerality and less polished posts, demand for which has also been evident in the popularity of features such as TikTok Stories and disappearing posts.

TikTok said it’s currently experimenting with the feature, which is currently available inside the TikTok app to US users and as a standalone app in some other regions. “TikTok Now brings the authenticity of TikTok to a whole new creative experience that connects you with those closest to you,” the company said in a blog post announcing the new feature. This social app prohibits edited photos to encourage users to be more authentic.

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