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Tetris says it didn’t give White House permission for ‘Build the Wall’ game

Tetris says it didn’t give White House permission for ‘Build the Wall’ game
South China Morning Post Friday 04 September 2026, 23:57 UTC By Agence France-Presse 1 min read
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Tetris said on Friday that it did not give permission for the White House to use the game’s iconic imagery for a controversial online arcade that the Trump administration released on Thursday. “The Tetris Company was not involved in the creation of Build the Wall and did not authorise or license the Tetris brand or intellectual property for the game,” Tetris said in a statement. “We are currently reviewing the matter,” the statement continued.

Tetris said on Friday that it did not give permission for the White House to use the game’s iconic imagery for a controversial online arcade that the Trump administration released on Thursday. “The Tetris Company was not involved in the creation of Build the Wall and did not authorise or license the Tetris brand or intellectual property for the game,” Tetris said in a statement. “We are currently reviewing the matter,” the statement continued. A block-stacking game called Build the Wall included... [Image text:] NEWS GALLERY LIVESTREAM ELECTION INTEGRITY SAVE AMERICA TRUMP ACCOUNTS RATEPAYER PROTECTION CONTACT BUILC THE WALL ZOMBIE BORDER SIEGE STACK BRICKS. HOLD THE LINE PRESS SPACE TO START 198 ARCADE EDITIO SOUTHERN BORDER
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