Jack Dorsey Backs diVine: Bringing Back the Short Video Era Without AI

Liputan6.com, Jakarta The social media world was once again shaken by the arrival of a new app called diVine in November 2025.

This app marked the revival of the once-popular, legendary short-form video platform Vine, but with a touch of innovation relevant in today's digital age.

diVine's presence drew even more attention because it received direct support from Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey.

Dorsey, through his nonprofit organization "and Other Stuff," provided financial and philosophical support for diVine's development.

His goal was to restore the essence of authentic and creative short-form video content, away from the dominance of artificial intelligence (AI)-generated content that now floods various platforms.

diVine went beyond simply reviving the iconic six-second looping video format.

The app also explicitly blocked AI-generated content, making it an "intervention" amidst the rise of generative technology.

Vine is being rebooted under the name diVine, with funding from Twitter’s former CEO Jack Dorsey.The app plans to feature more than 10,000 previously archived Vines and does not allow AI-generated content.(https://t.co/sdqfKoknXx) pic.twitter.com/Pt1tgZqTgj

— Pop Base (@PopBase) November 13, 2025

The diVine app fundamentally adheres to the format that made the original Vine so beloved: six-second looping videos.

This concept allows users to convey ideas, humor, or fleeting moments in a concise and entertaining way.

This short-form video format has proven highly effective in capturing the attention of audiences with limited attention spans.

More than just a new format, diVine also taps into the internet's collective memory by restoring over 100,000 archived Vine clips.

Users can now reminisce about classic viral content or rediscover their favorite creators.

By bringing back archived content and allowing new video uploads in the same format, diVine seeks to create a bridge between the past and the present.

One of diVine's most revolutionary features that sets it apart from other modern social media platforms is its strict policy against AI-generated content.

DiVine strictly blocks videos detected as being generated by artificial intelligence.

To achieve this goal, diVine integrates advanced technology from the Guardian Project, a human rights group focused on digital privacy and security.

If the system detects AI interference in the video creation process, the content will not be allowed to be published.The philosophy behind this AI-generated content ban is to restore the focus on human creativity.

Amidst the flood of AI-generated videos that are often indistinguishable from the real thing, diVine offers a safe space for authentic expression.

diVine is built on Nostr, an open-source decentralized protocol that underpins its technology.

Jack Dorsey himself is a strong supporter of Nostr, seeing it as a solution for creating applications without reliance on venture capital or large corporate control.

The protocol allows developers to build their own versions of applications or manage their own servers.

This is an effort to avoid the "toxic" business models often found on centralized social media platforms.

Dorsey believes that Nostr empowers innovation and creativity without the constraints typically imposed by corporate entities.

Furthermore, diVine places special emphasis on content ownership for original Vine creators.

This process is accomplished by proving control over the social media account associated with their former Vine bio.

If a user wishes to remove their old videos, diVine provides a takedown request mechanism via DMCA.

The diVine project is led by Evan Henshaw-Plath, affectionately known as "Rabble."

Rabble is no stranger to the tech world; he was an early Twitter employee and a member of Jack Dorsey's nonprofit organization, "and Other Stuff."

His deep experience in the industry has been a valuable asset in diVine's development.

After Vine's shutdown in 2016, an online group called the Archive Team managed to preserve millions of videos from the platform.

Henshaw-Plath then spent months reconstructing and organizing this massive data file.

This effort resulted in a library of videos that can be accessed and reused in the diVine app.

The diVine app is currently available for download.

Users can download it through the official diVine website for Android and iOS devices.