Divine is a Jack Dorsey-backed Vine reboot for 2025

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Get ready for the ultimate throwback, because Vine is officially making a comeback, and in the most unexpected plot twist of 2025, Jack Dorsey is one of the masterminds behind it. Let's rewind: remember Vine? The app that gave us six-second loops of pure chaos, from hilarious fails to iconic catchphrases that defined a generation of internet culture? It was the birthplace of digital legends before it was unceremoniously shut down by Twitter back in 2017, leaving a vine-shaped hole in our hearts.Now, a former Twitter employee, Evan 'Rabble' Henshaw-Plath, has dropped the beta for a rebooted version called 'Divine,' and it’s already generating more buzz than a surprise album drop. This isn't just a nostalgia trip; it's a full-blown resurrection, backed by Dorsey's experimental nonprofit, 'and Other Stuff,' which is all about funding wild, open-source social media experiments built on the nostr protocol.Rabble has managed to pull off a digital archaeology miracle, recovering an archive of roughly 170,000 original Vine clips—think of it as unearthing a time capsule of early 2010s internet gold, with plans to potentially restore millions of user comments and profile photos, turning Divine into a living museum of meme history. But hold up, it’s not just about reliving the past; new users can create their own six-second looping masterpieces, and the platform is packing some serious decentralized firepower, reminiscent of Bluesky, with customizable content moderation and multiple feed algorithms you can tweak like a playlist.The real tea, though, is Divine's hardline stance against the AI invasion flooding our feeds. In a world where TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram are drowning in AI-generated 'slop'—think fake people, fabricated scenarios, and videos that never saw a real camera—Divine is fighting back with built-in AI detection tools that badge content verified as human-made, and it’ll straight-up block uploads suspected of being AI fabrications.As the app’s website declares, they’re creating a sanctuary for human creativity, a space where you can trust that what you’re watching was crafted by a real person, not some algorithm churning out synthetic vibes. Sure, Divine has hurdles ahead—it’s not yet on app stores, though 10,000 folks are already in an iOS beta, and you can peek at some videos on its website, even if not all are working perfectly. But for fans who’ve been begging for a Vine revival (yes, Elon Musk has teased it multiple times but never delivered), this is the glimmer of hope we’ve been waiting for, blending retro charm with a futuristic fight for authenticity in our increasingly artificial social landscape.

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