FunkoPop – Set Side B https://setsideb.com The Flipside of Gaming Mon, 09 Dec 2024 11:54:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://setsideb.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/cropped-mascot512-32x32.png FunkoPop – Set Side B https://setsideb.com 32 32 itch.io is Down https://setsideb.com/itch-io-is-down/ Mon, 09 Dec 2024 08:51:00 +0000 https://setsideb.com/?p=8916 Continue reading "itch.io is Down"]]> EDIT: It appears that itch.io is back up now! It should never have been taken down, but that was still fairly quick response, I suppose.

Disappointing internet news. According to their Bluesky feed, itch.io, beloved indie gaming sales and distribution site, host to countless games both free and paid, and constantly linked to from this site and many others, is down, and the reason is Funko Pops.

These! These horrible dead-eyed non-biodegradable landfill-destined things, littering stores across the US! They’re why we can’t have itch.io! (Image from Amazon)

The text of the thing I refuse to call a “skeet”:

@itch.io has been taken down by Funko of “Funko Pop” because they use some trash “AI Powered” Brand Protection Software called Brand Shield that created some bogus Phishing report to our registrar, iwantmyname, who ignored our response and just disabled the domain

So not only do we have Funko to blame for their DNS record not resolving, but also the relentless scourge of AI! Sure, the world sucks right now. But how does it feel, knowing that if you bought one of these creepy pseudo-cute bits of pop cultural detritus, that you indirectly supported this action?

This is late-breaking news as of this writing, so the situation might change rapidly. Or, it may not. It’s a good reason not to buy Funko items in any case!

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