{
  "id": 5646345,
  "title": "Tetris hits back at Trump over knockoff game, warns White House about copyright infringement",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/tetris-hits-back-at-trump-over-knockoff-game-warns-white-house-about",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-04T20:46:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/tech/tetris-statement-trump-arcade-games-copyright-infringement"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The creators of the iconic 1984 video game Tetris have responded to the White House's release of a knockoff game called \"Build the Wall.\" In a statement on their official social media accounts, Tetris emphasized that they believe in unity and community, not division. The company warned that they will address copyright infringement seriously.\n\nThe \"Build the Wall\" game is just one of five titles released by the White House on a new government website called Arcade.gov. These games are all clones of classic titles, with themes promoting Trump's policies. For instance, \"Build the Wall\" encourages players to protect the border from an incoming threat. Tetris clarified that they had no involvement in the creation of this game.\n\nTetris also added two postscripts to their statement: \"The Tetris Company was not involved in the creation of Build the Wall\" and \"We take copyright infringement very seriously.\" This move follows in the footsteps of other companies that have distanced themselves from associations with Trump, such as the Pokémon Company, which distanced itself from a DHS video using its intellectual property to promote ICE raids.",
  "summary": "Tetris is speaking out against the anti-immigration puzzle game clone released by Trump's White House.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Verge",
        "title": "The White House is making arcade games racist",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/the-white-house-is-making-arcade-games-racist",
        "published": "2026-09-04T19:42:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PC Gamer",
        "title": "The White House launches online 'arcade' with its own takes on Tetris and other popular games, and it's as rotten as you'd expect",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/the-white-house-launches-online-arcade-with-its-own-takes-on-tetris",
        "published": "2026-09-04T21:11:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Tetris says it didn’t give White House permission for ‘Build the Wall’ game",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/tetris-says-it-didnt-give-white-house-permission-for-build-the-wall",
        "published": "2026-09-04T23:57:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Tetris distances itself from controversial White House 'arcade' games",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/tetris-distances-itself-from-controversial-white-house-arcade-games",
        "published": "2026-09-05T00:02:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}