For a moment back there, Vine was the most fun place on the internet. The video sharing platform, which allowed looping videos of up to 6 seconds, was a haven for absurd humour, in a time before TikTok and Reels came along to infest our feeds with ads and slop. When the app shut down in 2017, it seemed like the end – but, in my favourite internet plot twist of 2025, it’s back.
According to several reports, Jack Dorsey, founder of Twitter, is resurrecting Vine. And while it might feature a stupid new name, diVine, it does come with over 150,000 archived Vine clips reinstated. And best of all, AI is banned. Is this the Twitter alternative we’ve been waiting for?
The resurrection comes courtesy of and Other Stuff, Dorsey’s non-profit organisation focussed on experimental open source projects.
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