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

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 ...

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 ...

The software allegedly used by Funko that took the itch.io site down is made by a company called BrandShield. BrandShield describes itself as an “AI-powered online anti-counterfeiting solution ...

“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 ...

But Funko was not the only entity to chime in, as their brand protection partner, BrandShield, also shared their own statement on Twitter. BrandShield said this: “We want to address recent ...

In a Hacker News comment, Itch.io founder Leaf "Leafo" Cohran said that the BrandShield complaint seems to have originated from a single itch.io user who "made a fan page for an existing Funko Pop ...

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 ...

"Itch should sue Funko, their registrar, and the BrandShield for loss of business on behalf of their own interests and the interest of their users, developers, and buyers," added another.