VINE RETURNS AS 'DIVINE,' BANS AI-GENERATED CONTENT

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SUN, MAY 24, 2026

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Jack Dorsey is backing a new version of the defunct short-form video app Vine, called Divine, with a strict requirement that all content be human-made. The relaunch arrives as platforms grapple with AI-generated spam.

Vine, which shut down in 2017, pioneered the six-second looping video format and amassed 100 million monthly active users at its peak. The platform became a cultural touchstone for viral comedy and internet memes during its four-year run. Divine enforces human-only content creation, a direct response to the proliferation of AI-generated material flooding social platforms. The restriction aims to preserve the creative integrity that made Vine's original community valuable. Dorsey, who co-founded Twitter and Square, has invested in the project as part of his broader interest in decentralized platforms. The timing reflects growing frustration among creators and platforms over low-quality algorithmic content drowning out legitimate human creativity. Vine's return tests whether nostalgia and strict content moderation can sustain a video platform in an increasingly AI-saturated media landscape.

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