Funko Responds to Itch.io Controversy
Popular toy maker Funko responds after the recent controversy involving Itch.io, which went offline for some hours earlier this week.
Itchio Is Back Online, While Funko Promises To “Reach Out” To Them And Make It Good
But if there’s a potential bright spot to this, is if Funko is serious about getting in contact with itchio to make things right. According to Leaf, Funko called his mom instead of him, so they started that potential goodwill campaign on the wrong foot.
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.
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 they're both deflecting blame.
Itch.io Temporarily Taken Down by Funko's 'AI-Powered Brand Protection' and False Phishing Reports
The gaming site and platform itch.io was temporarily shut down by false phishing reports on behalf of Funko Inc. The situation was announced and explained in a series of Tweets posted on Dec. 9 by the official Itch.
Itch.Io Founder’s Mom Becomes Embroiled In Funko Dispute
Itch.io was temporarily taken offline due to a dispute with Funko over a "bogus phishing report." During the dispute, Funko reportedly called the founder's mom, leading to online backlash. Both Funko and BrandShield responded,
Itch.io Accuses Funko of Taking Down Its Website
Popular indie gaming platform Itch.io accuses Funko of taking down its website, preventing users from accessing it for some time.
itch.io Website Allegedly Taken Down by Funko
Regardless, our registrar's automated system likely kicked to disable the domain since no one read our confirmation of removal,” itch.io continued. “I hope you are all havi
Itch.io Marketplace Taken Offline Due To Dispute With Funko
It's likely a big blow for itch and its thousands of developers who rely on the marketplace as a source of income. It's clear the company is working to get the website reinstated,
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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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 ...
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 ...
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 Pop's AI-powered 'Brand Protection' service temporarily takes down indie gaming site, proving that automation without humans is a mistake
The temporary takedown of indie gaming site itch.io by Funko Pop proves that AI automation is inherently flawed.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Brandshield denies responsibility as ‘Itch.io’ domain takedown highlights risks of AI-powered enforcement
Controversy after the website of Itch.io was taken offline following what is claimed to have been a “bogus” takedown ...