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 ...

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. Reading time 3 minutes Itch.io ...

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-powered ...

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 ...

Itch blames pop culture collectibles company Funko for the issues with its website. Itch blames pop culture collectibles company Funko for the issues with its website. is a senior correspondent and ...

There's a decent chance that you never heard the name "Itch.io" until Apple painted a less-than-complete picture of the indie games store on Friday, during its ongoing legal tussle with Epic Games.