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

Indie game distribution site Itch.io has been offline today, and it has a truly bizarre reason as to why.

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 of Funko Pop infamy. I'm about as confused as you, and the site's creator Leafo, are.

Indie game storefront Itch.io is currently offline because of what it describes as a bogus phishing report. While the game store’s servers are still online, the domain for the website is currently pointing towards IP addresses that itch.

Itch.io was taken down due to a false phishing report linked to Funko's AI brand protection software. The issue highlights the potential pitfalls of relying on AI technology over human oversight. Itch.

Itch.io was taken offline for several hours earlier today following what the site's owner calls a "bogus" phishing claim by Funko and BrandShield.

Indie game store Itch.io is currently offline – and claims that is the fault of the company behind Funko Pops. After a "bogus phishing report" Indie game store Itch.io is currently offline. Even though the servers are still online,