Instagram has introduced a new fast-forward feature for Reels that allows users to speed through videos by holding down on either edge of the

Meta announced in an email on Thursday that Instagram users can now watch Reels at twice the rate they normally would, especially if the videos are long. The company said that the 2x speed feature is a highly requested feature, so now they can play their videos just as fast as they would on TikTok.

Meta-owned Instagram is copying yet another feature from TikTok. This time, it's the ability for users to play a reel at 2x speed by long pressing on the