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White House removes 'Build the Wall' Tetris clone after copyright warning

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The White House has removed a game called 'Build the Wall' from its website following criticism and a warning from The Tetris Company. The game, which involved stacking blocks to construct a border wall, was seen as a clone of Tetris and was criticized for its divisive themes. The Tetris Company stated it did not authorize the use of its intellectual property and expressed concern over the game's rhetoric, prompting the White House to take it down. AI

IMPACT Minimal impact; a government-produced game clone was removed due to copyright concerns.

RANK_REASON The White House removed a game from its website, which is a product-related action but not a frontier release or significant industry event.

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White House removes 'Build the Wall' Tetris clone after copyright warning

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Engadget TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Ian Carlos Campbell) ·

    The White House removed its border-wall Tetris clone

    The game, 'Build the Wall,' filtered classic block-stacking mechanics through the Trump administration's immigration policies.

  2. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    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 “pro…

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