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The White House has taken down a Tetris-inspired online game promoting border wall construction after receiving a trademark infringement warning from the game’s rights holders. The removal ends a brief controversy over the use of the copyrighted puzzle franchise for political messaging.
The company behind Tetris publicly criticized the Trump administration for featuring an unauthorized arcade version of the game on the new White House website, emphasizing that they had no involvement and take copyright infringement seriously.
The Trump White House released retro-style arcade games featuring immigration policies such as "Catch the Migrant" and "Build the Wall," sparking widespread criticism. Copyright holders, including The Tetris Company, quickly distanced themselves from the projects amid public backlash.
The developers of Tetris are threatening legal action against the Trump administration, accusing them of using legally dubious methods to clone their game content.
The administration unveiled a Tetris-style mobile game designed to promote border security initiatives, though The Tetris Company clarified it had no involvement or licensing agreement.
The administration released a Tetris-inspired game titled “Build the Wall,” encouraging players to defend against a simulated border crisis while promoting the Make America Healthy Again initiative.
Tetris company stated it did not authorize the use of its imagery for a White House game simulating building a wall to stop migrants.