Indie videgame portal Itch.io is effectively offine today after a brand protection company reported the platform for “fraud/phishing” for what was a problem easily solved using a DMCA notice. According to Google’s transparency databases, the same company has repeatedly attempted to use the DMCA to solve alleged trademark infringement but had its complaints rejected.
I’d love to find a CIDR blocklist for BrandShield. I’m not hosting any piracy content on any domains that I own, but I’d still love to simply close any connections they might make to my server.
Crazy stuff.