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Why your organic Instagram and YouTube traffic could triple in the coming months

TLDR; They’re taking inspiration from TikTok. Let’s explore how.

Instagram’s TikTok inspiration

August 5, 2020 – For Instagram, it all started with them announcing Reels. This was the first feature where the social network was showing you content primarily from people you *don’t* follow.

One year later, things started to speed up…

June 25, 2021Instagram is testing putting suggested posts ahead of your friends’. Algorithms > people you follow. 

 

June 30, 2021 – The Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, confirmed this. You will see more “recommended” content from people you don’t follow.

What’s likely to follow: More of this. If you post content, you could get viral organically on Instagram like on TikTok.

YouTube’s TikTok inspiration

September 14, 2020YouTube releases Shorts, its TikTok clone. 

A few minor updates in the meanwhile. And in the same fashion as Instagram, one year later:

July 8, 2021 – YouTube announces a “New For You” tab. No way this was inspired by TikTok’s “For You Page”.

 

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