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White House Pulls Tetris-Style 'Build the Wall' Game
The game drew condemnation for racist themes and was removed after The Tetris Company warned of possible copyright infringement.
- On Tuesday, The White House removed a Tetris-style game called 'Build the Wall' from its online arcade, four days after The Tetris Company issued a copyright infringement warning.
- Last Thursday, the Trump White House launched the arcade with the game subtitled 'Zombie Border Siege,' which told players to 'protect the border from the coming horde.'
- The Tetris Company said on Friday it played no part in creating 'Build the Wall' and did not authorize or license the Tetris brand for the game.
- Other games including 'Flappy Bill' and 'Rio Run' remain playable in the White House Arcade, with imagery borrowed from Sega and Microsoft-owned Xbox.
- The White House has been challenged nearly 1,000 times in court during its second term, yet stated it is 'laser focused on ways to innovate' to tell the President's accomplishments.
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White House takes down 'Build the Wall' game after the Tetris Company complains
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."
·San Francisco, United States
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"Build the Wall" invited players to build a wall at the border to protect themselves from the "zombies".
·Montreal, Canada
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"Build the Wall": White House Removes a Controversial Video Game Inspired by Tetris From Its Website
Proposed since Thursday on the White House website, "Build the Wall" invited players to build a wall at the border to protect themselves from the "zombies".
·Paris, France
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Leaning Left6Leaning Right4Center6Last UpdatedBias Distribution38% Left, 37% Center
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- 38% of the sources lean Left, 37% of the sources are Center
38% Left
L 38%
C 37%
R 25%
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