White House Pulls 'Build the Wall' Game After Tetris Copyright Complaint

The White House removed an arcade-style "Build the Wall" game from its website after The Tetris Company criticized it for closely resembling Tetris and said it takes copyright infringement "very seriously." The game launched last week and has since disappeared from the site.

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White House pulls Tetris-style 'Build The Wall' game after copyright concern

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BBC Published 9 September 2026

White House pulls Tetris-style 'Build The Wall' game after copyright concern

The Tetris Company says it takes "copyright infringement very seriously" and is not involved with the game.

TIME Published 9 September 2026

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

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