Vine reboot app Divine arrives with a ban on AI slop

Remember Vine? The short-form video app from back when people were sharing creative things just for fun and not primarily to maximize engagement and make more money? It's back, thanks in large part to Jack Dorsey, who was chairman of Twitter when it bought Vine a few months before it debuted in 2013.

Divine — a rebooted version of the app with no affiliation to Vine, Twitter or X — is now available for iOS and Android. As with Vine, users create and share looping videos with a maximum length of six seconds.

However, access is invite-only for now, with creators gradually bringing in friends and followers before a broader rollout. Old-school viners such as Lele Pons, JimmyHere, MightyDuck and Jack and Jack have reclaimed their accounts. Some users are already posting vines and you can view these on the Divine website.

Dorsey provided funding for Divine through the And ...