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Watch out, YouTube — Instagram goes from short-form to 90-minute videos
TechCrunchMonday, October 26, 2026 at 9:05 PM
RedScroll Brief
After years in which every social platform (even LinkedIn! ) aggressively pursued short-form video, this is a notable shift in strategy for Instagram.
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- Impact
- High
- Category
- Technology
- Market relevance
- Moderate
- Why it matters
- Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow. After years in which every social platform (even LinkedIn! ) aggressively pursued short-form video, this is a notable shift in strategy for Instagram. Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Watch and Instagram.
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What happened
After years in which every social platform (even LinkedIn! ) aggressively pursued short-form video, this is a notable shift in strategy for Instagram.
Why it matters
Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow.
Background
TechCrunch reported on this under technology. RedScroll surfaces the signal with an extractive brief — not a reprint of the original article. Read the source for full reporting.
Timeline
TechCrunch published: Watch out, YouTube — Instagram goes from short-form to 90-minute videos
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Economic impact
Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Watch and Instagram.
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