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  "id": 6336008,
  "title": "White House takes down anti-immigrant Tetris knockoff",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/white-house-takes-down-anti-immigrant-tetris-knockoff",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-08T21:27:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/tech/trump-white-house-removes-anti-immigrant-tetris-clone"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Trump's administration recently removed an anti-immigrant game called Build the Wall from Arcade.gov, a government website featuring five web-based games. The removal came after accusations of racism and potential legal threats. Build the Wall, a Tetris clone, had gained significant attention for its virulently anti-immigrant messaging. The game challenged players to \"protect the border from the coming horde.\" Just one day after its launch, Tetris, the creators of the original game, issued a statement distancing themselves from Build the Wall and hinted at potential legal action. The statement read, \"To our fans everywhere: we love you, we see you, and we’re grateful to have you in our community.\" It also emphasized that the Tetris Company was not involved in the creation of Build the Wall and reiterated their stance on copyright infringement. It remains uncertain whether the Tetris Company took official action against the White House's knockoff puzzle game. However, the threat evidently caused enough concern for the administration to take down the game.",
  "summary": "The White House has removed its Tetris clone after a veiled threat of legal action.",
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      {
        "outlet": "PC Gamer",
        "title": "The Tetris Company confirms it had nothing to do with the White House's racist rip-off: 'we believe in the power of connection and bringing people together, not dividing them'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/the-tetris-company-confirms-it-had-nothing-to-do-with-the-white",
        "published": "2026-09-06T23:53:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
        "title": "\"We believe in the power of connection\": Donald Trump Tetris parody game rouses the mildly worded wrath of the Tetris Company",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/we-believe-in-the-power-of-connection-donald-trump-tetris-parody-game",
        "published": "2026-09-07T11:23:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "GamesIndustry",
        "title": "The Tetris Company says it was \"not involved in the creation\" of White House parody, takes \"copyright infringement very seriously\"",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/the-tetris-company-says-it-was-not-involved-in-the-creation-of-white",
        "published": "2026-09-08T13:03:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Verge",
        "title": "The White House pulls its racist Tetris clone",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/the-white-house-pulls-its-racist-tetris-clone",
        "published": "2026-09-08T16:00:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ars Technica",
        "title": "The White House made a \"Tetris\" clone. The Tetris Company was not amused.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/the-white-house-made-a-tetris-clone-the-tetris-company-was-not-amused",
        "published": "2026-09-08T16:31:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "The White House has quietly removed Build The Wall, a Tetris clone on its arcade.gov website, after Tetris said it takes \"copyright infringement very seriously\" (Zack Zwiezen/Kotaku)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/the-white-house-has-quietly-removed-build-the-wall-a-tetris-clone-on",
        "published": "2026-09-08T17:20:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechCrunch",
        "title": "White House takes down ‘Build the Wall’ game after the Tetris Company complains",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/white-house-takes-down-build-the-wall-game-after-the-tetris-company",
        "published": "2026-09-08T23:23:23.000Z"
      }
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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."
}