Funko’s Takedown Apology

At Funko, we hold a deep respect and appreciation for indie games, indie gamers, and indie developers. We’re fans of fans, and we love the creativity and passion that define the indie gaming community. Recently, one of our brand protection partners identified a page on itch.io imitating the Funko Fusion development website. A takedown request was issued to address this specific page. Funko did not request a takedown of the @itchio platform, and we’re happy the site was back up by this morning. We have reached out to @itchio to engage with them on this issue and we deeply appreciate the understanding of the gaming community as the details are determined. Thank you for sharing in our passion for creativity. The "takedown request" in question was a "fraud and phishing" report to the registrar, instead of the more usual DMCA request, according to the person who runs itch.news.ycombinator.com/item?id=423640...

A screenshot shows Funko posting a polished statement about respecting indie games after a brand-protection partner issued a takedown request against an itch.io page. The added context says the request was reportedly a fraud and phishing report to the registrar, making Funko’s careful corporate wording look misleading and absurd. People share it as a reaction to corporate damage control, backpedaling, or a company insisting that everything is fine.

• @gentoomemes / 15141 2024-12-10