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David Gerard@awful.systemsM to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 6 months ago

Itch․io taken down by bogus AI-sourced phishing claim from Funko Pop, BrandShield

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Itch․io taken down by bogus AI-sourced phishing claim from Funko Pop, BrandShield

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David Gerard@awful.systemsM to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 6 months ago
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Itch.io is an indie game storefront. Developers sell games, host game jams, and allow players to try new games. What happened? Itch.io got a bogus report of “fraud and phishing” from co…
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    This is not a joke. Funko just called my mom

    https://xcancel.com/itchio/status/1866239798924763227

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      This is completely unhinged, even for 2024.

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      That seems like pretty fucking cut and dry harassment. Guy didn’t make any libellous claims.

      I hope they can get a damn good lawyer with some help from EFF or something. Would love to see Funko get torn a new asshole over this, especially since he claims it wasn’t even copyright infringing material but a fucking fan forum for an official funko branded game that got the site improperly flagged.

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