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White House pulls Tetris-style 'Build the Wall' game

Daily Kos and Mashable describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened White House pulls Tetris-style 'Build the Wall' game.
The headline split Daily Kos frames it as "Game over: White House shelves racist Tetris knockoff". Mashable frames it as "White House takes down anti-immigrant Tetris knockoff".
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Left / center-leftGame over: White House shelves racist Tetris knockoff

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Daily KosNews report · Sep 8, 9:30 PM

Game over: White House shelves racist Tetris knockoff

A racist knockoff of the video game Tetris posted online by the Trump administration has gone offline after the creators of the original Tetris spoke up.

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Le Monde EnglishNews report · Sep 8, 9:43 PM

White House pulls Tetris-style 'Build the Wall' game

The arcade, launched Thursday on the White House website, drew condemnation for racist themes and questions about potential copyright violations. 'At Tetris, we believe in the power of conn...

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EngadgetNews report · Sep 8, 9:33 PM

The White House removed its border-wall Tetris clone

The game, 'Build the Wall,' filtered classic block-stacking mechanics through the Trump administration's immigration policies.

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MashableNews report · Sep 8, 9:27 PM

White House takes down anti-immigrant Tetris knockoff

The White House has removed its Tetris clone after a veiled threat of legal action.

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