Indie game marketplace Itch.io goes down as it claims Funko Pop company used "AI-powered" brand protection to create "some bogus phishing report"
Indie game distribution site Itch.io has been offline today, and it has a truly bizarre reason as to why.
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Funko and BrandShield Deny Causing Itch.io Phishing Claim Shutdown
Funko and BrandShield have responded to claims made by Itch.io owner Leaf Corcoran about the site's outage yesterday, and ...
Itch.io went offline due to a ‘trash AI-powered’ phishing report
Indie game storefront Itch.io is currently offline because of what it describes as a bogus phishing report. While the game ...
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Funko and BrandShield say it wasn’t their fault itch.io was taken offline, site creator says otherwise
itch.io founder Leaf Corcoran claimed that toy company Funko was using “some trash ‘AI Powered’ Brand Protection Software ...
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Dread toy-peddler Funko Pop gets cool, handsome Itch.io taken offline via dodgy "AI-powered" brand protection
"I kid you not, itch.io has been taken down by Funko of 'Funko Pop' because they use some trash 'AI Powered' Brand Protection ...
Funko Pop's AI-powered 'Brand Protection' service temporarily takes down indie gaming site, proving that automation without humans is a mistake
On Monday, December 9, 2024, both the official X (formerly Twitter) and Bluesky social media accounts for popular PC indie ...
Indie Game Platform Itch.io Says Its Domain Was Nuked Due to ‘Trash AI-Powered’ Phishing Report
Itch.io says an AI-powered "brand protection software" sent phishing reports notices to its domain registrar and hosting ...
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Indie game haven itch.io taken down by Funko Pop and its "trash 'AI Powered' Brand Protection Software" according to itch staff
Indie game haven itch.io taken down by Funko Pop and its "trash 'AI Powered' Brand Protection Software" according to itch ...