The White House removed a Tetris-style browser game called "Build the Wall" from its website on September 11, 2026, days after The Tetris Company (TTC) publicly distanced itself from the game and warned it takes copyright infringement "very seriously." The federal government's online gaming portal, "Arcade.gov," generated discussion and drew criticism from TTC, which stated it neither authorized nor licensed its intellectual property for use in the game. This followed the White House adding a new "Arcade" section to its website on September 4, 2026, featuring five browser games themed around policy pushes and mechanically similar to existing titles like Tetris. News reports on September 24, 2026, recapped the sequence, noting TTC's thinly veiled legal threat on X and the subsequent takedown of the game without explanation.
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