Jack Dorsey won’t give up on Vine
Jack Dorsey is backing the revival of Vine under a new name, Divine, as a decentralized, AI-free short-form video platform. The app, launched on iOS and Android, emphasizes user control, chronological content feeds, and authenticity by requiring videos to be filmed in-app. Nearly 500,000 former creators have reclaimed their accounts, and several original Vine stars have rejoined the platform.
- ▪Jack Dorsey is funding the relaunch of Vine as Divine, a decentralized and AI-free video platform.
- ▪Divine launched on the App Store and Google Play with a waitlist and allows users to choose or disable algorithms.
- ▪Nearly 500,000 creators were able to reclaim their Vine accounts and access old content on Divine.
- ▪The app requires videos to be filmed within the app to ensure authenticity and bans AI-generated content entirely.
- ▪Original Vine stars such as Lele Pons, JimmyHere, MightyDuck, and Jack & Jack have returned to the platform.
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NYNEXT Business Jack Dorsey won’t give up on Vine By Lydia Moynihan Published May 1, 2026, 6:00 a.m. ET Jack Dorsey is funding the return of Vine, now called Divine, 11 years after its demise. The new decentralized, AI-free video app launched Thursday, allowing 500,000 creators to reclaim accounts. Divine aims to be an antidote to algorithm-driven platforms, promoting “joy scrolling” and user control. Eleven years after Vine died, Jack Dorsey is funding its resurrection and putting it back on the App Store. “By bringing back Vine on a decentralized network, they are finally correcting every mistake,” Dorsey said of the move to bring back the six-second video app as Divine.
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