Resurrection of Vine May Be Imminent, According To Elon Musk Twitter Poll

Elon Musk, the new head honcho at Twitter, has published a poll asking users whether the social media platform should bring back Vine.

Bring back Vine?

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 31, 2022

Vine was a video-sharing platform that Twitter shuttered in 2017, reportedly after finding the service challenging to monetize. Although Vines could only be six seconds long, the style of humor and short-form video was a precursor to TikTok, which is now the most popular social media platform around.

Elon Musk is actually thinking about bringing back Vine, simpler times… 😢 pic.twitter.com/xveTM5agan

— Adam (@FGRAdam) October 31, 2022

Overall, the “Y” option in Musk’s poll appeared to be winning significantly, with almost three million votes counted by this morning.

This is not the first time Musk has consulted the internet to make important decisions either. Musk has posted polls on questions such as an edit button on Twitter in the past, and arguably one of his perceived reasons for buying the platform has to do with being incredibly active on it himself.

All of us when we see why Vine is trending pic.twitter.com/FVRwi8bX5f

— cesar (@jebaiting) October 31, 2022

Many expressed support for Vine’s possible resurrection, seeing the platform as a more wholesome alternative to TikTok.

Who is voting against this? Twitter killing Vine was the moment we lost God’s grace. https://t.co/QaizuA3QmR

— David Weigel (@daveweigel) October 31, 2022

Ban tiktok. Bring back Vine. Save America. https://t.co/M5lctX7Xd0

— Logan Dobson (@LoganDobson) October 31, 2022

Others were opposed to the resurrection of Vine, arguing that a new Vine might spoil their cherished memories of the old Vine, which spawned countless classic memes and viral videos over the years.

we only love vine so much because of nostalgia.. like let’s leave it in the past and just enjoy what we got rn. we can love vine from afar i fear!! pic.twitter.com/soqMdwcfSh

— zo. (@LorenzooMccoy) October 31, 2022

The news led many to reminisce about some of their favorite Vines from years past. Many of these are accessible on Know Your Meme, which has recorded many of the most iconic Vines. The legacy of Vine also lives on in YouTube compilations, TikTok compilations and reposts of old Vines all around the internet.

Me after my first video back on vine after six years https://t.co/LuxvfkrZ8i pic.twitter.com/zyB0zU9LbP

— Ken Dawg (@KennyKnox) October 31, 2022

So far, Musk’s time at the head of Twitter has been highly eventful and contentious, with Musk firing many of the company’s top brass and posting about a conspiracy theory regarding the recent attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband. The poll about Vine seems to steer into less partisan and controversial territory.