Beloved video app Vine is back, but says no thanks to AI slop

There might finally be a reboot many people can get behind — but it’s not coming from Hollywood.

Evan Henshaw-Plath, one of Twitter’s original employees, is bringing back the beloved video-sharing app Vine.

Called Divine, the newly resurrected six-second video app is determined to recapture the authentic human creativity of the original platform, which spawned viral moments such as “ What are those? ,” “ It is Wednesday, my dudes ” and “ Oh my God, they were roommates .”

To do so, Divine promises to share "real videos without AI."

According to CNET , a press release about the new app said it “flags suspected GenAI content and prevents it from being posted.”

“Social media was social first. It's about humans and our connection, not just pretty videos," said Evan Hensh