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Dorsey-Backed diVine Brings Back Vine’s Looping Videos

The reboot pulls 100,000-plus clips from a salvaged archive and adds strict checks to block AI-made posts.

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11 months ago

November 13, 2025

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diVine has gone live with a rebuilt trove of classic Vine loops and fresh funding from Jack Dorsey. The app restores more than 100,000 six-second videos from the Vine archive and reopens a format that disappeared when Twitter shut Vine down in 2016.

The recovery almost didn’t happen. Archive Team volunteers scraped the site ahead of its closure but stored the material in huge binary dumps that were effectively unusable. Evan Henshaw-Plath (an early Twitter engineer who’s now working with Dorsey’s new nonprofit and Other Stuff) spent months cracking those files and stitching user data back together. He says the result captures most of Vine’s best-known clips, though millions of niche posts were never archived.

Creators retain their copyrights. They can request takedowns or reclaim profiles by proving control of the accounts linked in their old bios. Once verified, they can upload missing videos or post new ones.

diVine isn’t pitching nostalgia alone. The app lets users shoot fresh six-second loops but runs each upload through checks from the Guardian Project to confirm a clip was recorded on a real phone. Suspected AI content is blocked. That stance stands out as generative video races across major social platforms.

The service runs on Nostr, the decentralized protocol Dorsey has pushed as an alternative to corporate-controlled feeds. “Nostr — the underlying open source protocol being used by diVine — is empowering developers to create a new generation of apps without the need for VC-backing, toxic business models or huge teams of engineers,” Dorsey said.

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Meanwhile, Henshaw-Plath sees a simple demand: spaces where the feed is human. “Yes, people engage with [AI] … but we also want agency over our lives and over our social experiences,” he said.

For users in the Middle East and elsewhere watching automated content flood their timelines, diVine marks a return to a lean format that once defined early mobile video — now rebuilt on open tech and a bet that authenticity still matters.

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New Disney+ Streaming App Has Officially Launched In The UAE

The app’s recommendations now factor in what’s popular in the UAE, and a dedicated Junior Mode gives kids their own corner of Disney+.

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4 days ago

October 9, 2026

Dana Saadeh

Disney

A new Disney+ app has officially launched in the UAE, and subscribers can now keep watching their favorite titles when they travel. Disney+ says access extends across supported markets in Europe, the United States and beyond.

The app is built around a dynamic homepage and simpler navigation, with recommendations drawn from each customer’s viewing habits and what’s popular in the UAE. Content from Hulu and ESPN is now easier to find alongside Disney+’s own library, the company says. Audio and subtitles come in up to 25 languages, and supported devices get high-quality video and sound.

For families, the app includes Junior Mode, a dedicated, simplified version of Disney+ for younger viewers, built around age-appropriate shows and movies. It sits alongside existing controls such as PIN-protected profiles, customizable content ratings and account notifications when a profile is changed.

The catalog still spans Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic, Hulu and FX. Returning series include Season 8 of “The Kardashians,” Season 23 of “Grey’s Anatomy” and Season 38 of “The Simpsons”. Also on the service are the second season of International Emmy and BAFTA Award-winning series “Rivals,” comedy “Only Murders in the Building,” Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Zootropolis 2” and 20th Century Studios’ “Send Help”.

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Marvel Television’s “VisionQuest” is on the way, and Disney’s live-action “Moana” is due later this autumn. Beyond Hollywood, the Turkish title “Halef” is coming to the platform alongside a lineup of Korean entertainment: Korean-Japanese romantic comedy “Merry Berry Love” is streaming now, and “The Remarried Empress” arrives November 4.

Existing subscribers will be prompted to download the new app and sign in with their current credentials, with on-screen steps covering account confirmation and profile setup. Subscriptions start at AED 49.99 per month and can be canceled at any time.

For UAE subscribers planning to travel, the update will likely be well received, but Disney has left one question open. It confirms Europe and the United States as supported markets but doesn’t yet say which others fall under and beyond.