White House Removes Controversial 'Build the Wall' Tetris Game
The White House has removed a Tetris-style video game from its website that encouraged users to build a border wall, following criticism and warnings from the Tetris Company. The removal ends the controversy surrounding the interactive feature on the official arcade site.
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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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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...
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The Tetris Company said it took copyright infringement “very seriously.”
By Zachary Folk, Forbes Staff
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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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