Vine's successor isn't even launched, and it's already warning about fake accounts

Remember Vine, the beloved video app featuring super-short clips that was acquired and eventually killed off by Twitter? It's making a comeback.

And it's already struggling with that bane of contemporary Internet: fake accounts. 

Earlier this week, a Twitter account was created for v2, a successor to Vine created by founder Dom Hofmann, to help promote the service. There is also a community forum where Hofmann is sharing the latest developments. 

By Wednesday, Hofman was warning the account's nearly 40,000 followers that "there are many unofficial accounts, impersonators, websites, and scammers pretending to be associated with v2 around the web."

Official accounts include the Twitter account, @v2app, and the community forum, where users debated whether they would be able to port over their old Vine user names. 

Not legit? An Instagram account, official merchandise or official chat, or various other fake accounts. 

Vine launched in 2013 as a standalone app where users posted six-second clips. It enjoyed a steady following, serving as the starting point for YouTube stars including Logan Paul, Rudy Mancuso and Lele Pons.

Three years later, as it struggled to turn profitable, owner Twitter announced it was closing the app but would not explain why at the time.

According to TechCrunch, Hofmann has started reaching out to former Vine users and social media stars to persuade them to join the service. It's not clear exactly how v2 will differ from Vine.

Unlike the original Vine, which was bought by Twitter for $30 million in 2012 before it even launched, Hofmann has said he wanted this product to be self-funded as an "outside project." 

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