Vine is coming back — sort of. Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, who shut down Vine in 2017, is supporting a new version of the app, Fortune reports. Called diVine, the reboot intends to bring back archived videos from the original platform.
Developed by Evan Henshaw-Plath (known as Rabble) and funded through Dorsey’s nonprofit “and Other Stuff,” diVine will restore about 10,000 archived Vine clips and allow former users to reclaim or remove their content. The platform also intends to implement special filters to protect the app from AI-generated content, aiming to return users to a nostalgic era in internet history.
Dorsey told TechCrunch that he founded his nonprofit so that the app won’t be shut down “based on the whim of a corporate owner.” The app will also utilize Dorsey’s decentralized protocol, Nostr, to remain independent of corporate control.
Vine was founded in 2012 by Rus Yusupov, Dom Hofmann and Colin Kroll. Twitter purchased the app for $30 million before launching it to the public in 2013. Users could upload, share, like and comment on six-second-long videos, which mainly consisted of comedy sketches and random moments. However, the app shuttered in 2017 after its growth declined, due in part to the challenges of making money from the platform for even the most popular creators. Still, the app provided creators with a launchpad: Stars like singer Shawn Mendes and YouTuber Logan Paul began their careers on the platform.
Back in July, Elon Musk — who bought Twitter and renamed it X — stated in a post on his social media platform that Vine would return to X, just in “AI form.” In 2022, Musk posted a poll on X to gauge interest in reviving Vine. More than 69% of the 4.9 million users who voted said they would want to see Vine return.
LATEST POSTS
- 1
More people are addicted to marijuana, but fewer of them are seeking help, experts say - 2
Nutrient Rich Natural products: Lift Your Wellbeing - 3
Europe's powerful Ariane 6 rocket launches Sentinel-1D Earth-observation satellite to orbit (video) - 4
Audits of the Top Science fiction Movies This Year - 5
Heartfelt Objections to Visit with Your Adored One
Crew-11 astronauts undock in 1st-ever medical evacuation from the International Space Station (video)
'Stranger Things' made him a heartthrob. He left Hollywood anyway.
7 Powerful Techniques to Boost Efficiency with Your Cell Phone: A Far reaching Guide
Here's what can happen if you drive under the influence of pot
Grasping the Course of Evacuation and Extradition in U.S. Migration
Recalled "super greens" supplement linked to dozens of salmonella cases, CDC says
6 Fledgling Cameras for 2024: Ideal for New Photographic artists
Hamas demanded displaced Gazans pay rent on beach tents amid torrential downpour, IDF reveals
The pace of hiring just fell to the lowest since 2011, outside of the pandemic













