ALBAWABA - Tech billionaire Elon Musk is once again the talk of social media after announcing that his company is "Looking Into" bringing back Vine amid the notorious TikTok ban in the US. News about the possible revival sparked excitement and debate on Musk's X (formerly known as Twitter) due to factors like nostalgia.
This all happened after a user took to X and wrote, "I think it's time to bring it [Vine] back @elonmusk," to which Elon Musk replied, "We’re looking into it."
Elon Musk is "Looking Into" bringing back Vine amid TikTok ban
Vine shut down back in January 2017, while its app was discontinued months later due to a decrease in users and ongoing financial issues. Despite previously mentioned issues, Vine has remained the talk of social media with many users demanding its comeback for years.
With the TikTok ban in the US, Vine could make a comeback as it had a similar format to the now globally popular video-sharing platform, but it will have tough competition against YouTube shorts, and Zuckerberg's Instagram and Facebook reels.
All hopes of a possible Vine comeback are depending on a tweet made by Elon Musk hours from the time of reporting the news in question. Users on X took to the platforms and expressed their excitement about its possible comeback, here's what they had to say.
One wrote, "Let’s gooooo! It’s what the people want!" While another added, "Would be a game changer. Need slight differentiation though than Reels and TikTok."
Additionally, one more wrote, "Got our old vines on a hard drive somewhere? That'd be pretty cool to not just bring it back, but restore what was lost. An archive of internet history. To me, Vine is the OG. it just came at wrong time and didn't adapt to trends (like longer form content, vines were too short)"
