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itch.io says it deleted terabytes of AI slop—and is bringing No AI to search
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An independent games and creative-assets marketplace with generative-AI disclosure rules, discovery filters and content-quality moderation.
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itch.io hosts games, assets and other creative projects. Its quality guidelines prohibit mass-producing product pages with minimal curated value and require accurate disclosure of generative-AI materials.
On November 3, 2026, its public account said it had deleted a couple terabytes of AI slop and announced wider generative-AI disclosure filtering, including search results. The deletion volume is the platform’s own claim. Its published guidelines continue to distinguish useful AI-assisted content from spam, rather than announcing a blanket ban on all AI use.