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White House Removes Controversial 'Build the Wall' Game Amid Tetris Copyright Warning

The White House removed a Tetris-style video game from its website that invited users to build a border wall, following copyright warnings from the game's rights holder. The decision came after the interactive feature sparked significant public controversy.

8 Sept, 17:36 — 8 Sept, 21:43
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le-mondeHigh11h ago

White House pulls Tetris-style 'Build the Wall' game

The arcade, launched Thursday on the White House website, drew condemnation for racist themes and questions about potential copyright violations. 'At Tetris, we believe in the power of connection and bringing people together, not dividing them,' the company wrote on X, adding that it takes 'copyright infringement very seriously.'

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SCMPMostly Factual13h ago

White House pulls ‘Build the Wall’ game after warning from Tetris

The White House on Tuesday pulled a Tetris-style game called Build the Wall from its new online arcade, four days after a warning by the classic game maker that it takes copyright infringement seriously. The block-stacking game, subtitled “Zombie Border Siege”, told players to “protect the border from the coming horde”. It was no longer available on whitehouse.gov/arcade on Tuesday. The White House did not immediately respond to a request asking why it was removed. The Tetris Company said on...

By Agence France-Presse

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forbes15h ago

White House Removes Controversial Tetris-Style Game From Arcade Website

The Tetris Company said it took copyright infringement “very seriously.”

By Zachary Folk, Forbes Staff

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rte-newsMostly Factual13h ago

White House pulls Tetris-style 'Build the Wall' game

The White House has pulled a Tetris-style game called "Build the Wall" from its new online arcade, four days after a warning by the classic game maker that it takes copyright infringement seriously.

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