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Arrr! Funko Pop's magic box be sinkin' indie games, showin' the folly of automatin' without a hearty crew!

2024-12-10

Arrr, matey! When Funko Pop snatched up itch.io like a scallywag's treasure, it be showin’ that AI be as trusty as a leaky ship! Aye, the folly of automatin’ be clear as a bottle o’ rum—better stick to good ol’ human wit!

Ahoy mateys! Gather 'round fer a tale of woe and whimsy on the high seas o' the internet! On the 9th day of December in the year twenty twenty-four, the grand ship known as Itch.io was struck down by a treacherous automated beast, the likes of which be called Funko Pop’s BrandShield! Aye, this scallywag o’ an AI mistook a mere fan page fer a dastardly fraud, ‘n sent a takedown request faster than a cannonball through the water!

The crafty creator o' Itch.io, known as Leafo, found himself in a right pickle, as his pleas fell on deaf ears—aye, the machine had no heart to listen! Itch.io’s domain was deactivated quicker than ye can say “pieces o’ eight,” plungin’ indie gamers into despair. But fear not, for after nearly a day adrift in the digital sea, the site was restored, much to the joy o' gamers and developers alike!

This tale be a cautionary one, me hearties! It shows that lettin’ AI run amok without a human hand to steer the ship can lead to calamities most dire. So, hoist the sails o' supervision, lest we find ourselves in another storm o' misunderstandin’! Arrr!

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