Divine, a new video social network, has officially launched on the App Store and Google Play, featuring a vast archive of content from the original Vine platform. This new app, backed by a nonprofit supported by Jack Dorsey, aims to recreate the community that Vine once fostered with its short-form videos.
Originally launched in June 2012, Vine quickly gained traction, amassing over 200 million active users by 2015. However, Twitter discontinued the app in 2017, retaining access to its video library until 2019. Now, a significant portion of that content is restored in Divine, which has been under development since its announcement last year.
According to TechCrunch, the reintroduction of this platform involved extensive reconstruction efforts, including the recovery of user engagement data. The team is also exploring the integration of various open-source social media protocols, potentially enhancing the app's functionality and user experience.