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In October 2024, it was announced that Indian performer Rashmika Mandanna had been appointed as the national brand ambassador of the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), which is an initiative of India's Ministry of Home Affairs to combat cyber crimes. And why her? It may not just be because of her name brand. She was, unfortunately, subject to a deepfake in November 2023, making people wonder whether deepfakes could be weaponized as gender-based harassment.

It could go beyond that, however. It could, even, have political ramifications.

"What a bunch of malarkey. You know the value of voting Democratic. Our votes count. It’s important that you save your vote for the November election. We’ll need your help in electing Democrats up and down the ticket. Voting this Tuesday only enables the Republicans in their quest to elect Donald Trump again. Your vote makes a difference in November, not this Tuesday"

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Before Twitter was X and had an X logo, it had that famous blue bird logo. But, in April 2023, Elon Musk briefly changed that bird logo to a picture of a Shiba Inu, which is a dog breed from Japan. Why did he do that? 

It may be, because it's, also, the picture that represents the Dogecoin cryptocurrency, which Musk seems to be a fan of. Wait, what's Dogecoin? Just regular crypto?

Well, what do you get when you combine Internet memes and cryptocurrency? You get memecoins, which Dogecoin is. In some ways, memecoins, like Dogecoin, started as a parody, but seemed to gain a massive following, almost being like a digital expression of creativity. They are said to have playful or humorous branding inspired by memes, with their value mostly being influenced by social media trends, online communities and celebrity endorsements. 

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