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  "id": 5691254,
  "title": "Tetris suggests White House 'Build the Wall' game infringes copyright",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/tetris-suggests-white-house-build-the-wall-game-infringes-copyright",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T01:24:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6072786-tetris-white-house-game-copyright-infringement/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Tetris Company appeared to warn the White House Friday that its new online arcade based on President Trump's policies may constitute copyright infringement. The site, launched Thursday, features games emulating the style of arcade classics. One of these video games, \"Build the Wall,\" uses mechanics that closely resemble those of Tetris. But in the...",
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    "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": "Mashable",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-04T20:46:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan 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-5693350",
        "published": "2026-09-05T01:09:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}