Itch.io is at the moment offline due to a ‘trash AI-powered’ phishing report

Indie recreation storefront Itch.io is at the moment offline due to what it describes as a bogus phishing report. Whereas the sport retailer’s servers are nonetheless on-line, the area for the web site is at the moment pointing in the direction of IP addresses that itch.io doesn’t personal — making it inaccessible for most individuals.

Itch.io blames popular culture collectibles firm Funko for the problems in a publish on X, “as a result of they use some trash ‘AI-powered’ Model Safety Software program referred to as Model Protect that created some bogus Phishing report back to our registrar.”

Whereas the disputed web page has been taken down, itch.io’s area registrar, iwantmyname, nonetheless disabled the area seemingly as a consequence of automated techniques. In keeping with a publish on X, the indie recreation market is now ready on the area registrar to reply and re-enable its area.

If you know the way to tweak your hosts file that maps hostnames to IP addresses then you should use the 45.33.107.166 IP handle within the meantime, however you’ll must take away the entry as soon as the area is restored. Itch.io is hoping the issues shall be resolved in a matter of hours so it doesn’t must deploy a brand new area title as an alternative.

The area points come simply days after itch.io began permitting its customers to make use of its area title for Bluesky accounts. You probably have spent $10 on the platform then you might have the choice to make use of your itch.io profile URL on Bluesky, however the present area points imply anybody who switched to the customized itch.io URLs has an “invalid deal with” error on Bluesky till the primary itch.io area is again on-line.