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 providers, causing its domain to be disabled.
Itch.io platform briefly goes down due to “AI-driven” anti-phishing report
Popular indie game platform itch.io says its domain was briefly taken down for a few hours Monday morning thanks to an "AI-driven" phishing report spurred by the company behind Funko Pop figures.
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.
Itch.io Taken Offline for Several Hours Over "Bogus" Funko Phishing Claim
Itch.io was taken offline for several hours earlier today following what the site's owner calls a "bogus" phishing claim by Funko and BrandShield.
itch.io taken down by Funko's Brandshield AI-powered IP protection software
One of the best websites for hosting indie games has been taken down by AI-powered brand protection software. Funko has taken down itch.io.
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 Software called Brand Shield that created some bogus Phishing report to our registrar, iwantmyname, who ignored our response and just disabled the domain," reads the post. "I hope you're all having a nice Sunday evening."
Itch.io Site Is Back Online After Funko Pop Phishing Dispute
The itch.io website was recently shut down, blaming Funko for flagging a disputed page under an alleged phishing report.
Indie game marketplace Itch.io got taken down due to a faulty Funko AI
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.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox
Itch.io currently offline, blames Funko for "trash AI-powered" phishing report
Indie game store Itch.io is currently offline – and claims that is the fault of the company behind Funko Pops. After a "bogus phishing report" Indie game store Itch.io is currently offline. Even though the servers are still online,
Indie games site Itch.io temporarily taken down by Funko, due to 'AI-powered' brand protection company that 'created some bogus phishing report'
Itch.io, a website used to host a heap of games—primarily self-published indie projects—was taken down briefly this morning (or over the weekend, depending on time zones) thanks to, uh, Funko of Funko Pop infamy.
"Bogus phishing report" from Funko takes indie game platform itch.io offline
Indie game platform itch.io has been taken offline after Funko allegedly logged a "bogus phishing report" to the website's registrar. In a brief message posted this morning to Bluesky, the itch.io team said that Funko used "trash" AI-powered brand protection system Brand Shield and despite responding to challenge the phishing report,
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