On Monday, December 9, 2024, both the official X (formerly Twitter) and Bluesky social media accounts for popular PC indie ...

Fans of the indie video game marketplace itch.io are putting Funko on blast after the pop culture collectibles company issued a takedown request—and allegedly called the head of itch’s mom.

Funko’s “unintended” takedown of the Itch.io website has caused gamers to lash out at the collectibles manufacturer as well ...

Indie game distribution site Itch.io has been offline today, and it has a truly bizarre reason as to why.

Itch.io says an AI-powered "brand protection software" sent phishing reports notices to its domain registrar and hosting ...

Itch.io was offline for a few hours, and it was all due to Funko and an AI tool it uses to generate claims, Itch.io claims.

Gaming platform Itch.io was temporarily shut down following a 'bogus report' from an AI-powered security software acting on ...

The Funko Pop company has used an AI third party to bring itch.io down, but it seems to have been brought back to life.

The software allegedly used by Funko that took the itch.io site down is made by a company called BrandShield. BrandShield describes itself as an “AI-powered online anti-counterfeiting solution” that ...

Indie game marketplace itch.io's website is down due to a AI-powered copyright protection tool called BrandShield, operated by Funko.

One of the best websites for hosting indie games has been taken down by AI-powered brand protection software. Funko has taken ...

The itch.io website is offline, with the blame placed squarely on Funko. In a tweet, the indie game marketplace alleged that ...