The New York Times Is Trying to Kill Your Favorite Wordle Clone
The New York Times is on the hunt for copies of Wordle, the word-guessing game it acquired for seven figures in 2022. And it’s using takedown notices to kill 1,900 versions of the game housed on GitHub.NPR Is Going Dark on Twitter | Future TechAt the heart of the situation is the game “Reactle,” a Wordle copycat created by Developer Chase Wackerfuss in React JavaScript. The Times sent Wackerfuss a DMCA takedown request this week for infringing its Wordle copyright, according to a report from 404 Media. While he doesn’t…