75: Vine
Added 2026-01-06 20:00:11 +0000 UTCVine spawned some of the internet's most memorable videos, many of which are still circulating the meme economy today. So why did it collapse so quickly? And how could its current reincarnation, Divine, solve the AI slop crisis plaguing other platforms?
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Jack Dorsey says his 'biggest regret' is Twitter shutting down Vine https://www.businessinsider.com/jack-dorsey-biggest-regret-killing-off-vine-2022-4 The founder of the Jack Dorsey-backed Vine revival is fighting against AI slop www.businessinsider.com/vine-reboot-divine-jack-dorsey-andotherstuff-2025-11 Sick of AI videos? TikTok has a new tool to keep them out of your feed. https://www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-testing-tool-that-lets-users-limit-ai-content-fyp-2025-11 21 Vine Stars Formed a Secret Coalition and Quit the Platform Together Last Year https://www.seventeen.com/life/tech-social-media/news/a43519/21-vine-stars-formed-a-secret-coalition-and-quit-the-app/ Inside the secret meeting that changed the fate of Vine forever https://www.mic.com/articles/157977/inside-the-secret-meeting-that-changed-the-fate-of-vine-forever#.10KmHJy7B Remember Vine, the Short Video App? It’s Back, in a Way. https://www.vice.com/en/article/vine-relaunches-as-divine/
