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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.

“I kid you not, itch.io 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 ...

In a tweet, Itch.io explained that its domain was disabled as a result of Funko using what it called “some trash ‘AI-powered’ brand protection software” from a company called BrandShield.

@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 ...

itch.io said Funko uses “some trash ‘AI Powered’ Brand Protection Software” that generated a “bogus Phishing report” about the itch.io site. This report was sent to itch.io’s domain ...

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Brandshield claims to “detect digital counterfeits” according to their website, and it is likely a page on itch.io triggered a false-positive report from the AI-powered software. However ...

Itch.io says Funko used AI software that falsely flagged it for phishing. The site was down for hours before it was restored.

Itch.io is taken down due to an automated takedown request The cause is Funko Pop's AI-powered BrandShield The indie gaming site is restored after nearly a day On Monday, December 9, 2024 ...