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.
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.
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 store’s servers are still online, the domain for the website is currently pointing towards IP addresses that itch.io doesn’t own — making it inaccessible for most people.
AI-Generated Phishing Report Pulls Indie Game Site Itch.io Offline
Itch.io says Funko used AI software that falsely flagged it for phishing. The site was down for hours before it was restored.
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.
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.
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 called BrandShield”, which he says flagged a disputed page and filed a “bogus” report with itch.io’s domain registrar, which then ignored Corcoran’s response and disabled the domain.
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.
Indie Marketplace Itch.io Temporarily Taken Down By Funko
Rarely does a cautionary tale against using software automation in every step of the way come as clearly as the unfortunate itch.io saga that unraveled today. The owners of indie game marketplace itch.
The entire itch.io site has reportedly been taken down by Funko
“I kid you not, itch.io has has been taken down by Funko because they use some trash “AI Powered” Brand Protection Software called BrandShield that created some bogus Phishing report to our registrar iwantmyname, who ignored our response and just disabled the domain,” it claims.
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