Mashable: Two men were charged with federal crimes after creating explicit deepfakes of celebrities. “Federal prosecutors arrested two men in conjunction with a criminal complaint that both separately made sexually explicit AI content that was viewed by millions of users online. The content featured female politicians, musicians, singers, and private photos of women known to one of the accused. […]

Public Figures "Figure It Out" EP launch @ Last Chance

Last Chance, Friday, April 3 at 08:00 PM GMT+11

Public Figures hit the stage for a Naarm hometown headline show celebrating the release of their debut EP Figure It Out! Presented by Blow Blood Records, this is not one to sleep on.

Fronted by longtime collaborators Evie Vlah and Gigi Argiro, Public Figures deliver purpose-driven punk packed with vicious hooks and unfiltered urgency, taking aim at identity, power, and resistance with explosive precision.

Joined by Lakota Vella on lead guitar and Mary-Lou Hylands on bass, the band have become notorious for their live shows, sharing stages with Shannon & the Clams (US), Magic Dirt, and Gut Health, and turning heads with their infamous Fed Square performance with Amyl and The Sniffers.

With a breakout year behind them, a slot at Golden Plains Festival 2026 and Figure It Out! marking a bold new chapter, this is a band hitting full stride.

This is punk with purpose. 

Don’t Miss This. 

https://melbourne.askapunk.net/event/public-figures-figure-it-out-ep-launch

TechCrunch: YouTube expands AI deepfake detection to politicians, government officials, and journalists . “YouTube is expanding its likeness detection technology, which identifies AI-generated deepfakes, to a pilot group of government officials, political candidates, and journalists, the company announced Tuesday. Members of the pilot group will gain access to a tool that detects unauthorized […]

Calishat: Upgrading Wikipedia Seismograph. “Using Wikipedia Seismograph’s new zoom feature means you can explore over nine years’ worth of public interest data in any Wikipedia topic with one chart and easily turn it into date-bounded Google News searches.”

Friday, February 20, 2026

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/02/friday-february-20-2026/

RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat On Continuing Work At 75 In Mumbai | OTV

RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat On Continuing Work At 75 In Mumbai | OTV #mohanbhagwat #rsschief #mumbainews #otv #otvnews #politicalnews #leadershipnews #indianleaders #communitynews #publicfigures #otvnewsenglish #otvenglish --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OdishaTV is Odisha's no 1 News Channel. OTV being the first private satellite TV…

https://www.odnews.in/rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat-on-continuing-work-at-75-in-mumbai-otv/

Reddit is testing a new Verified Profiles system with gray badges for public figures

https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/reddit-pilots-verified-profiles-with-voluntary-gray-badge-for-select-users/

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Engadget: Reddit is starting to verify public figures. “Like it or not, the checkmark has become an almost universal symbol on most social platforms, even though its exact meaning can vary significantly between services. Now, Reddit, which historically hasn’t cared that much about its users’ identity, is joining the club and starting to test verification for public figures on its platform.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/14/engadget-reddit-is-starting-to-verify-public-figures/

Sophie Trudeau Reflects on Love Days After Justin’s Steamy Outing

#SophieTrudeau #JustinTrudeau #KatyPerry #CelebrityNews #canada #LettingGo #grief #lost #relationship #TrendingNow #CanadianPolitics #ViralNews #PublicFigures #HeartfeltMoments #annakarolinaheinrich #love #separation

https://news-annakarolinaheinrich.com/justin-trudeau-ex-wife-emotional-katy-perry