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Lord it's been a DAY and it's only 11am. What a time to be alive, am I right?

Midday Report 7/6/2026

As of 11:30AM CDT:

Like I posted earlier, there is an ongoing conversation about Tencent and Infold. There is no CONCRETE evidence, but personally, the evidence we do have is enough for me to draw my own conclusions.

REMEMBER! We are not posting on CN platforms today out of respect for their July 7th historical day.

LADS following count: Instagram 916k, X 656.3k, TikTok 888.8k, YouTube 324k

Little note: the angel number 888 means infinite potential, karma, and balance.

Petitions: 230.1k and 93.2k

JP petition: 7.8k

IGN posted a very positive article regarding the protest. Here's the article link.

Unfortunately, that's all I have as far as new information. So, let's recap!

Valko's initial cancellation was announced on June 30th. We haven't stopped trending on X since then!

Valko's supertopic on Weibo is still trending, and he's the 7th most popular character in the supertopics list!

We've raised THOUSANDS for wolf conservation organizations all around the world!

Several influencers have spoken out in support of #bringvalkoback

Several news outlets have posted articles about the protest

Police and Infold's legal department are working together to investigate those who posted misinformation and hateful comments

Valko's videos and posts on Instagram and YouTube remain archived/unlisted, but his theme song was released in China. They wouldn't release HIS song if they didn't intend to release him.

AX2026 was a success! Many people cosplayed Valko, carried around merch and signs, and the memorial was huge!

Be patient and keep posting, friends! Don't lose hope. I am confident in the fact that Valko will return!

Important!

DO NOT interact with CN players on RedNote or Weibo. They are trying to use sinophobia as a new tactic. If you post on either site, do so respectfully and kindly. Do not respond to hateful comments.

DO NOT post on RedNote or Weibo on July 7th. Please ensure that you're paying attention to the time zone difference. July 7th is a historically important day in China. In 1937, it marks the date that Chinese troops clashed outside Beijing, triggering the Second Sino-Japanese War and the full-scale Japanese invasion of China.

If you are not currently boycotting, remember that July 9th is Blackout Day. If nothing else, DO NOT LOG IN on July 9th.

CN players' protest is different than ours. They need to raise the rating in their app stores, and we need to continue to lower ours. Both sides need to emphasize that LADS helps international players appreciate Chinese culture.

Remember!

DO NOT LOG IN! We're still trying to affect their DAU metric.

Don't expect a statement from Infold until Wednesday. Fingers crossed that we receive SOMETHING from them.

Keep fighting! Antis worked for seven days to get Valko's release cancelled. We have to continue to make noise in order to be louder than them. Many companies will wait out protests for a few days to see if they fizzle out.

Don't lose hope! We're making a HUGE impact!

Please remember that this boycott is not just about Valko. The CN fans deserve an apology for the 731 incident, global fans deserve recognition, we need more MC customization options for darker skin tones—there are a lot of issues involved.

Take care of yourselves. Take breaks, eat, drink water, and get plenty of rest. We're in this together <3

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It should be the 7th in China right about now. So as of this message or when you see this message, DO NOT ENGAGE WITH ANY CHINESE PLATFORMS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS AT LEAST. For those who are unaware, and as a reminder to those who are, July 7th is a sensitive day for China. Posting anything on a Chinese website now would just hurt our movement. Better to be safe than sorry, so let's not give them any ammunition. Global platforms, like Twitter/X, should be fine, please correct me if I am wrong so feel free to spread the Valko positivity there. If you happen to run into someone trying to antagonize you, don't engage. At most, screenshot the harassment for later maybe, then just block them and carry on with your day. If you need to, take a break, drink water, eat something nice, and/or do whatever you need to reset and recharge. Take a deep breath and remember you are not alone. AGAIN, DO NOT ENGAGE ON ANY CHINESE PLATFORM FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

Let’s keep fighting to bring our wolf back 🐺

Massive thank you to @avananabread for bringing this to my attention and giving me some info! You're an angel!!

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BREAKING NEWS

I fear my smear campaign theory might've been right on the nose. Here's what I know from researching:

On May 8th, 2026, Papergames (Infold) filed a lawsuit against Archosaur Games, the owner of Silent Whispers, for trademark infringement. Archosaur had used registered trademarks like Shining Nikki, Infinity Nikki, and Miracle Nikki as search keywords in WeChat ads to promote their game Life Makeover. Papergames won.

During the trial, it was found that a company called Tencent is the second largest stockholder of SW.

Tencent is a MASSIVE company that has been known to sink its competitors using vile tactics like smear campaigns, hiring bots, paying off the media, and undermining the public opinion. The current situation is far too similar for it to be a coincidence.

Shanghai originally stepped in to support Ppg, as they contribute a large amount of taxes to the city, but this wasn't enough to stop the campaign

However, Tencent didn't (and couldn't) expect this level of global support. We are quite literally acting as Infold's shield. WE are the only reason this campaign is starting to crumble.

Remember, SW has a Sylus clone and they recently released a werewolf character as well. In recent posts that I've seen, his eye color has changed from green to yellow, and his skin is lighter.

This perfectly explains why the police and Infold's legal department are so involved. This was never just about a group of online bullies, these are PAID TROLLS. Their job was to spread misinformation and try to change the public opinion about LADS.

There is substantial evidence to suggest that SW has also been purchasing likes and views. Here's a post to support this.

The smear campaign is crumbling FAST. Posts and comments are being deleted, police are investigating, and RedNote is actively taking action against those who spread misinformation. Here's a post.

This has always been bigger than a vocal minority disliking Valko. Valko was the scapegoat. This was a full-blown attempt to sink Infold as a company.

DO NOT STOP POSTING! The more we can show our support for Valko, the more this smear campaign crumbles.

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GOOOOOD morning everyone! Welcome to day FUCKING SEVEN of this FUCKASS BULLSHIT! Sorry, anyway. No word from Infold yet, but we expected as much.

REMEMBER! No posting on ANY CN apps today! By the time you're reading this, it's probably already July 7th in China—a significant historical day for them. CN media is OFF LIMITS! You are still free to post on X, Instagram, and any other American media apps.

With that out of the way, I actually come bearing good news!

AM Report 7/6/2026

As of 8:00 AM CDT:

LADS following count: Instagram 916k, X 656.3k, TikTok 889k, YouTube 324k

Petitions: 229.5k and 93k

JP petition: 7.8k

The raccoon plushie released is NOT limited. Users on X are drawing connections between the plushie and one of the hosts in the livestream. This could very well be a good sign for us.

Tameless Territory was officially released on NetEase Cloud Music (a Chinese Music app) at around 11:00AM on the 6th. GOOD NEWS!! They wouldn't release his theme song if they planned on keeping him unreleased.

Tameless Territory also reached over 600k streams on Spotify. This is a MASSIVE spike.

Another user made a website for spreading positivity surrounding the protest. Here's the link. It's adorable.

Caseoh’s livestream chat got absolutely FLOODED with valko messages. Not sure if he commented on it, but at least we know our supporters are everywhere. Here’s the post

RedNote is taking action against those spreading rumors and hatred. Malicious comments are getting removed left and right.

Infold’s legal department and the local police are still investigating and gathering evidence against those who spread misinformation.

Infold has once again appeared on Weibo in the Valko Supertopic. They’re watching!

RUMOR: Many think Silent Whisper may be behind this. I can neither confirm nor deny. I will say, they have a character who is a Sylus clone and they recently announced a werewolf character as well. I have already expressed my opinion that this situation was part of a smear campaign by one of Infold’s competitors. Personally, I think it’s a viable theory.

It's unlikely we will get new information today. The CN girls will be offline, as will Infold. I will still keep an eye out for anything of note, but my midday report may be more of a general summary of how the protest has gone thus far.

MISINFORMATION:

I saw a post going around the claimed that the 6.0 version update name was changed on RedNote. THIS IS FALSE. The English localization—"A Shattered Quiet"—has always been "All Arises" or "All Awakens" in Chinese.

Important!

DO NOT interact with CN players on RedNote or Weibo. They are trying to use sinophobia as a new tactic. If you post on either site, do so respectfully and kindly. Do not respond to hateful comments.

DO NOT post on RedNote or Weibo on July 7th. Please ensure that you're paying attention to the time zone difference. July 7th is a historically important day in China. In 1937, it marks the date that Chinese troops clashed outside Beijing, triggering the Second Sino-Japanese War and the full-scale Japanese invasion of China.

If you are not currently boycotting, remember that July 9th is Blackout Day. If nothing else, DO NOT LOG IN on July 9th.

CN players' protest is different than ours. They need to raise the rating in their app stores, and we need to continue to lower ours. Both sides need to emphasize that LADS helps international players appreciate Chinese culture.

Remember!

DO NOT LOG IN! We're still trying to affect their DAU metric.

Don't expect a statement from Infold until Wednesday. Fingers crossed that we receive SOMETHING from them.

Keep fighting! Antis worked for seven days to get Valko's release cancelled. We have to continue to make noise in order to be louder than them. Many companies will wait out protests for a few days to see if they fizzle out.

Don't lose hope! We're making a HUGE impact!

Please remember that this boycott is not just about Valko. The CN fans deserve an apology for the 731 incident, global fans deserve recognition, we need more MC customization options for darker skin tones—there are a lot of issues involved.

Take care of yourselves. Take breaks, eat, drink water, and get plenty of rest. We're in this together <3

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Be optimistic friends! I have a strong feeling that the end is in sight. A good end, of course! Sending my love <3

Is anyone else constantly stalking Lads' social medias for any crumbs of update?

Also Infold: *sacrifices Valko and uses him as a scapegoat*

Valko Fans / LADS overall: *proceeds to start the most organized and wholesome yet also chaotic boycott ever*

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If you are someone who has been doom posting please stop.

I understand feeling discouraged and upset but please don’t spread that to others. If you feel that way rest up, eat and drink some water.

Spreading negativity will only bring down morale and slow us down. When we get Valko back YES WHEN it will feel so much better to know that we all fought for it and were optimistic in his return.

The fight isn’t over, so why are you mourning?