GoKawiilHasbro and Tetris Distance Themselves From Trump Administration Propaganda Use
Hasbro and the makers of Tetris found their intellectual property appropriated in government-produced propaganda content, prompting both companies to publicly clarify that their brands do not endorse the administration's messaging. The incidents mark a growing trend of copyright holders having to respond after official government accounts repurposed their imagery without permission.
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Brands are increasingly forced into reactive crisis communications simply because federal accounts are lifting their intellectual property for political messaging, a new and unusual liability for marketing and legal teams. This reflects a broader breakdown in norms around using copyrighted material in official government communications, leaving companies to navigate reputational risk they never sought.
- Hasbro and Tetris both had their IP used without permission in government propaganda.
- Both companies issued statements distancing their brand values from the administration's use.
- The episode signals a new category of corporate crisis response tied to unauthorized government use of copyrighted content.
Source: fastcompany.com, 2026-09-21
Published there as: “The Trump admin is so toxic, brands now have crisis responses for being used in propaganda”
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