i will say, re infold not responding, if there is corporate espionage going on, as in another big company started a smear campaign on purpose, then infold's lawyers are doing their job and telling infold to shut the fuck up. anything they say or post, regardless of valence, could hurt their case. the best thing they can do right now, even tho it doesnt seem like, is not say anything until their lawyers have worked all the legal issues out. which may take a while, unfortunately.
that doesnt mean to stop boycotting, ofc, but i do think that if they could, they wouldve said something by now.
I work at a law firm, and lawyers will always tell you to stay silent. After all, "anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of law." It's much better to not say anything than risk hurting your own case.
I sincerely hope that Inflop's legal team is hard at work. Little reminder of Chinese law:
Under the PRC Civil Code, companies have a legally protected reputation. If a news outlet, blogger, influencer, or another company publishes false statements that damage a company's reputation, the company can file a civil lawsuit seeking:
—A public apology or correction
—Removal of the offending content
—Compensation for economic losses
—Compensation for reputational harm (where applicable)
It gets a little more complicated with state-run media, but there are several outlets that they could easily go after for defamation. I just hope they actually have the balls to do it.
Regardless, I do think they should issue some kind of statement. "Hey, we're working on it" is good enough for me. I honestly think they'd be a lot better off not running a banner at all until this is figured out. They're only going to continue adding fuel to the fire if they go about business as usual.
Like Anon said, don't stop boycotting. Inflop isn't some tiny company that needs us to hold them up, and they're not the victims here. We're here to fight for Valko, not the company that fucked up his release.
