TikTok letting people create longer videos, moving away from one of its defining features

TikTok will let its users create longer videos, doing away with one of its defining features. Until now, videos on the app have been limited to 60 seconds, helping to create the kind of snappy posts for which it has become famous. But the company is rolling out the ability to post videos of up to three minutes in length, with the aim of giving its creators "the flexibility of a bit more space". The change will be rolling out to everyone "over the coming weeks" the company said. Users will get a notification when the longer videos are available to them.