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  "id": 6346095,
  "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",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-08T23:23:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechCrunch",
    "slug": "techcrunch",
    "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/08/white-house-takes-down-build-the-wall-game-after-the-tetris-company-complains/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The White House recently removed a controversial game called \"Build the Wall\" from its website after receiving complaints from the Tetris Company. The game closely resembled the popular Tetris gameplay, with players stacking blocks of various shapes and sizes. However, \"Build the Wall\" had a controversial goal: to construct a wall to prevent a \"zombie border siege.\" Critics labeled the game as racist. The Tetris Company, the owners of the original Tetris game, had no involvement in the creation of \"Build the Wall\" and emphasized their stance against copyright infringement. Following the public disclosure of the game, the White House decided to take it down. The page for \"Build the Wall\" now displays a \"404\" error, indicating its removal. Despite its removal, another game titled \"Rio Run\" remains on the government's website. In \"Rio Run,\" players control a white male character who aims to deport as many immigrant characters as possible.",
  "summary": "The Trump administration's short-lived arcade game \"Build the Wall\" is now nowhere to be found after the Tetris Company posted that it takes \"copyright infringement very seriously.\"",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "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": "Mashable",
        "title": "White House takes down anti-immigrant Tetris knockoff",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/white-house-takes-down-anti-immigrant-tetris-knockoff",
        "published": "2026-09-08T21:27:49.000Z"
      }
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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."
}