Itch.io accused Funko of causing the website to go offline for several hours. According to itch.io, Funk used “some trash AI-powered brand protection software” that created a false phishing ...

itch.io spent hours completely offline on Sunday night — and the indie game marketplace placed the blame on an automated takedown generated on behalf of Funko, maker of the Funko Pop collectable ...

The itch.io website is offline, with the blame placed squarely on Funko. In a tweet, the indie game marketplace alleged that Funko, best known for its Funko Pop figures, used “some trash AI ...

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

Update (Dec. 10, 2024): BrandShield has reached out with a statement regarding yesterday's situation around the takedown of itch.io: “BrandShield serves as a trusted partner to many global brands.

Indie game storefront Itch.io went offline early Monday morning after what it described as a bogus phishing report. While the game store’s servers were still online during the outage, the domain for ...

Funko and BrandShield claim they were not responsible for causing itch.io to go offline. The companies say they only targeted a page imitating Funko Fusion, and that the platform's service ...

UPDATE 10/12/2024: Both Funko and Brand Shield have responded to the itch.io domain being disabled yesterday, though it's now back up and running. In a statement shared on social media ...

Open indie game marketplace itch.io has been taken down by Funko. The company's AI-powered Brandshield IP protection software generated what itch.io describes as "some bogus phishing report to our ...

ReadWrite has reached out to Brandshield, Funko, and itch.io for comments on this issue and will update if we receive any. The ReadWrite Editorial policy involves closely monitoring the tech ...