White House Removes ‘Build the Wall’ Game After Tetris Rebuke

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“White House Removes ‘Build the Wall’ Game After Tetris Rebuke”

The arcade game launched last week has disappeared from the White House site after the Tetris Company criticized it and said it takes “copyright infringement very seriously.”

Key facts

• The White House launched 'Build the Wall' as part of a push to promote policies through popular culture
• The game was similar to Tetris, with players stacking blocks to form a wall
• The Tetris Company was not involved in the game's creation
• The game was removed from the White House site after the criticism
• The Tetris Company takes 'copyright infringement very seriously'
• The White House launched an arcade game called 'Build the Wall' last week, which allowed players to stack blocks to form a wall.
• The Tetris Company was not involved in the game's creation
• The game was removed from the White House site after the criticism

Center-leaning outlets

• Time Magazine