Itch.io Takes Action Against AI Overload, Deletes Terabytes of Content and Introduces New Filters

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Itch.io Takes Action Against AI Overload, Deletes Terabytes of Content and Introduces New Filters

Dexerto

Indie game platform itch.io says it deleted "a couple terabytes" of AI slop

11/03/2026

Indie game platform itch.io has revealed that it deleted several terabytes of AI-generated content from its website.

PC Gamer

'Just deleted a couple terabytes of AI slop': Itch.io pushes back against the flood of AI on its storefront

11/03/2026

Itch.io has also expanded its AI filters, enabling users to exclude games made with different types of generative AI.

Eurogamer

Indie game website itch.io expands its AI disclosure filter as 'AI slop' continues to overwhelm Steam and other storefronts

11/03/2026

Indie game storefront itch.io has expanded its AI disclosure filters, allowing its users to better separate games made with the controversial technology from those who don't. Read more

Rock Paper Shotgun

itch.io will soon let you filter games with genAI disclosures out of your search results on the site, after admitting it was previously "critically lacking"

11/03/2026

itch.io has unfortunately, much like Steam, long had an issue with genAI content being uploaded in droves, drowning out perfectly good games made by human hands. The apparent standard method...

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First reported: 03 Nov 2026, 10:12 UTC

First saved on ClustZ: 05 Nov 2026, 12:25 UTC

Coverage updated: 05 Nov 2026, 12:25 UTC

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