Vine Reboot App Divine, Backed by Jack Dorsey, Now Available on App Stores with Restored Video Archive

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:10:00 +0200

Divine, a revival of the popular short-form video app Vine, has officially launched to the public on the Apple App Store and Google Play. The app restores access to roughly 500,000 original six-second looping Vine videos from nearly 100,000 creators, reconstructed from community archives by early Twitter employee Evan Henshaw-Plath, known online as Rabble. The project is funded by 'and Other Stuff,' a nonprofit founded by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey in 2025. Dorsey's support aims to address his past decision to shut down Vine while promoting experimental open-source social media initiatives. Unlike modern platforms filled with algorithm-driven and AI-generated content, Divine emphasizes human-created videos. Users must record directly in the app or verify uploads using the C2PA standard to prevent 'AI slop.' Key features include a compilation mode for autoplaying themed video streams based on hashtags, allowing users to create their own collections. The app is built on the open soci