Itch.io Owner Calls out Funko for Using AI-Powered Software to Take Their Site down, Funko Responds by Calling Their Mommy

Late Sunday evening, the open indie library Itch.io posted a harrowing message on X, stating that the site had been abruptly taken down by its domain registrar iwantmyname. Apparently, the registrar service received a “bogus phishing report” from AI-powered brand protection software BrandShield on behalf of none other than Funko, creators of Funko Pop collectible […] The post Itch.io Owner Calls out Funko for Using AI-Powered Software to Take Their Site down, Funko Responds by Calling Their Mommy appeared first on VICE.

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