https://itch.io/profile/updater-gameitchio
is posting lots of "updates", probably harmful.
There is a new blog posting feature? If you talk about unattached blog posts, those are used for posting fake announcements with links to malware. yes, but that's been going on for quite a while, so I would not call that feature new.
Anyway, the "updates" OP complained about are regular comments. The scam message is promising an update. I posted two examples in another thread.
I first encountered them via a search on regular search engine.
But back to the spam comments. Hitting the report button is enough for those? Because OP was talking about those and you replied that an email to support would be necessary. To which I asked if the report button is not enough.
Maybe clear that up, to avoid unnecessary mails to support.
You might not have read the actual spam comments. They read like below. They are under a game and promise an updated version. Some have official sounding names. Older comments read like "new version here" or similar.
Game has been updated!
The new version is now available here → https://www.patreon.com/file? ... xxxxx- (⚠️Download only from this link! The link has been verified!⚠️)
⚠️ !!! Be careful — there are scam pages pretending to be official. Always double-check the link !!! ⚠️
⚠️ At the moment, itch.io is under attack from scam and malware bots, so always check what you download and where it comes from. This is very important! ⚠️
Game has been updated!
Updated version is here → https://www.patreon.com/file?xxxxx
Please download only from official links (like this one) to make sure you get the correct and safe version.
Sorry, my mistake. The "update" messages were in the comments. And now I see, I could have hit "report". Thanks, redonihunter.
There should be. Please report one of those projects using the little link in its page footer. Thanks.