Vine as a quasi-candid camera Vine now allows imported video, but creators Brittany Furlan and Greg Davis Jr. wonder if that means the service is losing some of its edge. August 25, 2014 Changes to the Vine app announced last week have some creators wondering if the platform will start to lose some of its edge. “I think now that there is the ability to directly upload, brands may expect more of us.” – Brittany Furlan. The Twitter-owned service has introduced new editing features as well as the ability to import previously recorded or downloaded videos. But most top Viners had already hacked the system to be able to do this through third-party applications that were cropping up and shutting down. Some creators say they were hesitant to adopt the practice, but felt they had to in order to keep up.