Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is backing new version of app called Divine, where content must be made by a human
As a pioneer of the short-form video format, Vine has been credited as one of the most influential – if short-lived – social media platforms.
The app, which allowed users to record a looping six seconds of video, boomed in popularity after its launch in 2013, spawning a plethora of viral comedy sketches and internet memes. It hit 100 million monthly active users at its peak and helped launch the careers of influencers such as Logan Paul.
It was snapped up by Twitter – now X – soon after its creation, but closed in 2017 after the platform failed to make the sums add up.
Jack Dorsey, Twitter’s co-founder, is now backing an attempt to bring back a revamped version of the much-loved platform with a new philosophy: to be the short-form video app offering “freedom from AI slop”.
