Our CN friends have announced a bus project today. The busses are slated to run across Shanghai and the route remains a secret to prevent harassment.

I guess we all can cough ride Valko now. 😏

Source: https://weibo.com/9071053409/5338639905331272

Hey y'all! I wanted to let everyone know that we have added a new rule to the sub:

No dooming, clickbait, or fearmongering
When writing post titles, avoid using terms such as “Urgent”, “Breaking News”, “Last Chance”, or alarm emojis like “🚨‼️⏰”. Titles like these can cause unnecessary stress. Try to write factual titles that don’t appeal to strong emotions.

I'm sure I'm not the only one who has had her cortisol spike after seeing a really intense post title. We're hoping to protect the sub from too much extra stress.

You're absolutely still welcome to vent, criticize Infold, and speak freely - we just ask that you keep big emotions out of the titles.

An example of what we mean:

This post title: 🚨‼️URGENT. New Weibo Poll! Go Vote‼️🚨
Should be changed to something more like: New Weibo poll just dropped. Let's vote.

[Repost to carry new title and further evidence via mini experiment]

I have been having a really bad feeling since yesterday, and I’m genuinely worried about what’s happening with China’s new internet rules that kicked in on Sept 1. What I am seeing is affecting my current security studies research, and I am going to switch my area of study to reference Valko instead so you can see my concern.

Disclaimer: Now this is purely speculative but I think I have enough evidence to make me go on high alert.

On paper the new regulations are all about cracking down on fake news, group conflict, and misleading marketing but in practice, I think they’re pushing misinformation into more subtle, harder‑to‑catch forms.

What I’m already seeing are articles and posts that look super professional (see image above, reddit thread here, X post here) with clean layout, neutral tone, some with titles that seem to correct facts and look pro-Valko on the surface. But if you read closely, some of them are seeded with a misleading or outright false claim embedded in the middle, often about 731 and women's safety concerns. Last night too, a seemingly pro-Valko article popped up on China dot com but continues to hold the same 731/women's safety misinformation subtly weaved into a huge chunk of positive narratives.

I conducted a small exploratory experiment with DeepSeek (a Chinese AI company and AI model developer) by asking “Is Valko linked to 731 and women’s safety harm?” DeepSeek searched and synthesised 12 online China-based sources, and its response independently grouped the controversy into the same two narratives that "Yes. The controversy surrounding Valko (敖伊) is directly connected to both of these issues."

Going back to the China dot com article, it explicitly mentioned the same two core controversies (both on A-0731 and “引狼入室”) with the same exact framing of “试药记录A-0731” and the promotional wording “引狼入室”.

But I have to admit that there are limitations to my experiment. DeepSeek explicitly labels the two issues as “historical trauma” and “women’s safety,” whereas the China dot com article (again, citing a Sina Blog post and NOT written by the editorial team of China dot com) uses more news/commentary language. This suggests that AI can reproduce and consolidate recurring narratives from the online information environment, potentially reinforcing their association. However, my experiment does not establish that the AI created the narratives or that the content was deliberately coordinated or malicious.

Going back to what I want everyone to now start being critical to every source coming out of China, there is enough evidence showing how malicious actors are testing the law to bypass the new filters, This is really the grey area of the law as the new rules target clear fabrication and incitement, but borderline cases (eg. selective evidence, loaded framing, pseudo‑expert language) are harder to classify automatically. Actors can embed misleading claims inside otherwise compliant content to stay under the threshold for removal while still shifting the narrative to remain anti-Valko.

My big fear is that this isn’t just about fooling human readers within China but also outside of China. Once this stuff is all over the Chinese internet and mass published without detection or overlooked by happy Valko fans treating it as a win, all these data gets scraped into AI training data.

Studies already show that Chinese state‑media content is heavily represented in global datasets, and models are reproducing those narratives. That means the misinformation can pop up later in AI‑generated answers on X, Reddit, YouTube, even in English or Japanese, looking like neutral analysis. What is worse is that Global fans, while well-intentioned, are already spreading these same information into western platforms. This cycle then becomes worse than it is before.

A Chinese news outlet has also reported on 'AI poisoning'. What this means is a malicious actor can embed damaging claims in a “professional” article, let AI models learn and repeat them, and suddenly you’ve got a rumor that lives on in countless AI outputs across platforms with no clear origin. So, instead of cleaning things up, the new laws are actually inviting more insidious, polished forms of misinformation that will be circulating in our information ecosystems for a long time. Once the antis know how to abuse it (last night was a test), we are going to have a really hard and long battle from now on.

As usual, please be on high alert. Instead of celebrating every random pro-Valko content spawning from Chinese social media, please flag to the community so we can help investigate thoroughly. It only gets harder from today.

I usually saw the new building from the front view (P5) posted by diezhidalou on xhs so I thought it was 3/4 buildings but it's actually 6 buildings with a huge garden.

Source: https://xhslink.cn/m/1AxlJnrRwR

PPG hq fan account: https://xhslink.cn/m/Vb6RUT5ZLF

We have seen this kind of hype before, before July 9 and before Calebs Banner and I dont want us to get burned by it again.

This isnt the first time we have had an account create a huge amount of hype around Valko, only for everyone to be let down afterward. We've seen accounts make confident claims, spread "news" and build expectations before, and in the end nothing came of it. Back then multiple accounts came out of nowhere and doing essentially the same thing during the previous wave of hype.

And unfortunately, we also know that some antis deliberately create fake hype just to troll Valko supporters and watch everyone get excited before pulling the rug out from under us.

So please dont treat every “look at this!!!” post as confirmation. We can be hopeful without taking every rumor as fact. Old datamining is being presented as something new, while automatic search suggestions are being treated as proof when they arent. A search suggestion only shows that a lot of people have searched for those terms, it doesnt confirm anything.

If something genuinely official is happening, we will know when theres actual proof. Until then, keep the hopium, but protect your heart too. Id rather keep my expectations low and be pleasantly surprised than get my hopes way up just to be let down again.

Throughout this entire situation, I always found the whole OMG Valko broke into MCs house and is supporting violence towards women to be the worst part. It really showed me that the antis don't actually care about women and were using something serious to stir up outrage. I thought that must be especially ridiculous 🙄 to people who have experienced that. In no way does a fictional character on a balcony talking to someone they know equal how you would feel in real life.

Well, unfortunately, I'm here to report. I now have first-hand experience 🙃.

*Important context, I'm currently sick and took way too much medicine. Your girlie is still a little bit floaty but was through the atmosphere when all of this happened.

I'm sick, so I took some medicine and stayed home. Everyone else left, so there were no cars. Our neighbors were also out. I woke up to loud noises downstairs, voices, a phone ringing, and someone knocking things over. I called my mother, thinking she had come back early and ready to complain about the noise. She was at my aunts. They could both hear the noise through the phone and started to panic.

Here's where the context comes in. Guys, I really just closed and locked my bedroom door. Then, I went back to sleep. Now, I realized I also hung up the phone. 🙃 But my mother rushed back home to find all the doors open and freaked out. My aunt was also panicking and really afraid for my safety. Anyway, they were gone by the time she got back, probably heard me, and realized the house wasn't empty.

I'm pretty unbothered at the moment. Maybe I'll feel something else once the meds fully wear off.😌 But my mother is currently sitting armed with a bat watching the front door. She seems traumatized, and I think that hearing it through the phone might have been worse.

We're getting the locks changed tomorrow and safety supplies, so it should be ok. But all I can think about is how stupid the antis were for making light of this scenario. Tying something so traumatic to a game character because you're angry is just so dumb. It's just so disrespectful, and the fact that infold just folded to those people is pissing me off.

TDL. Someone broke into my house while I was out of it on meds, and it was not at all like Valko on a balcony 🙃 like wtf

I hope this post is relevant, it feels like it. But again if not feel free to delete. Today's just been ridiculous.

Hello, Valkyries/Lillies/Assortment of Valko's body parts and belongings!

It is me (once again), The Messenger of Justice (JusticeForValko2026 on Instagram) to bring YOU another spark of HOPE (and a bunch of answers) after the most recent post we made!

Since I got tagged in a few comment sections and even on some posts, I made sure to rely all the messages I could to Justice herself and she has put together a rather big but also easily understandable amount of information that will (hopefully) help clear up a good part of the rumours circulating all over the place as well as your questions!

CHECK OUT THE JUSTICE'S INSTAGRAM POST HERE!!

There is no tech-friendly version of this post, however, we've made sure to put it into words that should be far easier to read through this time. Still, might anyone have any doubts regarding what they just read... Just ask! I always reply to the comments!

This being said, I encourage everyone not to jump into conclusions whenever a post goes viral on social media out of nowhere, always check sources and ask your questions, whether it takes us a few minutes or a few hours, Justice and I are the ones behind these posts and you all know we do our very best to bring the information we have as it is.

The whole point of these posts is to bring YOU (guys/gals and non-binary pals) ALL the updates there are without filters or hiding anything from you, the aim is to make sure that you have a trustworthy source of information beyond a random screenshot or a blurry picture taken from an obscured screen.
Because you deserve truth, not deceit.

There is NO FAQ section this time since the post itself is - sort of - an FAQ itself, haha
However, I hope you enjoy the new backgrounds (though there's one I'm still working on right now, it seemed somewhat useful enough for this post).
The cursed backgrounds are a contribution from our dear Valko's Sweaty Feet (Username: FortResistance), so, please... enjoy.

That's all for this post!
Stay hydrated and have a nice day. everyone!

See y'all in the comments!
Messenger out - 💌

Idk if anybody else has noticed, but I noticed it just now. The first pictures is MCs legs. So our legs. Hah.

And then, do you see Valko's hand? It's resting/holding MC's knee, and he does it while fixing (smacking it) the gym equipment for her.

And then, he lifts his arm, and rests it on both of MC's legs aaaahh!!!

*fangirling hard*

Have you heard? Apparently the revenue was great and us Valkyries are delusional. No Valko more money ✨

Lol, lmao even

Since its September, I get fans are excited and in need of news. I get we all have been suffering for two months and want this to end. I want it too.

But we have to tone it a bit down. Cool our heads. I've seen a rise of rumours/fake leaks getting viral, and people getting excited for something that sadly is edited or has no sources. We know a lot of people is capable of editing stuff to get some views or likes.

Be critical with everything you see on social media that doesnt come from Infold. We dont know what is happening or will happen, so maybe we shouldnt trust a random screenshot that swears Valko will be back tomorrow. Not only to keep us away from despair, also to keep us away from misinformation and a "we dont know what is true anymore" situation.

Setting deadlines also isnt healthy. Yes, maybe for a lot of us this month is the max we can wait, but setting a "he comes back this day" is just getting ready to get disappointed.

We all want him back, but we also should be realistic and not forget about taking care of ourselves.

Take care, Valkyries. 🐺

edit: realised I put my delulu edit photo 🤦‍♀️ take this as an example of what NOT to do pls

They dropped 1k yesterday and another 1k today everyone point and laugh

Zayne's day one rev for his birthday card is (CN IOS) $314,815

Comparing to past Zayne birthdays:

2024 birthday day one: $1,255,814 ( -74.9%)

2025 birthday day one: $1,262,238 ( -75.1%)

Jasmines truly are our strongest soldiers

(Credit to dahngrest on X for compiling Qimai records and doing the math!)

https://x.com/chnwn188603/status/2094835153738862608?s=46

Also we can finally update our hashtags from BringValkoBack to WelcomeBackValko. The antis will have a crash out and quit, or throw a tantrum again (idc schools have reopened in China). World Peace will be achieved.

So I was lurking you girls know where to be entertained a bit. And I found all sorts of excuses to justify August's revenue. Most of the antis were just... choosing to gaslight themselves, but hateful comments like this really get under my skin. I got mad for Valko and, as one of the cuties, for Rafayel too. So now they're hating on the other guys too. These people need therapy.

I think this is actually the future for the antis and soon they'll get more and more divided. While we thrive on unity, they want the world tailored to their wants and f everything and everyone else. The trash will take itself out eventually.

For now, we'll keep boycotting not just for Valko but for the future of the game we, sane players, built. And just for the record: Rafayel is the whole fucking meal. I wish irl men were half as manly as he is. The theme of his myth was also fire. I didn't spend by principle not for the stuff this nincompoop is making up.

WOW, that was a lot of news, conflicting reports, and hopium in the span of a few hours. Here's your space and your permission to yell about it - good or bad.

(Hopefully my SpongeBob meme will load eventually)

I can’t wait to open my screen and that will greet me 😭 all these hints can’t be coincidence I can’t think of one good reason they’ll be dropping all this and not release him
It’s not even crazy me talking it’s logical me but anyways I can’t wait to poke that phat ass in the cafe

I really think those who have made the possibility of a September multibanner their deadline need to prepare themselves for a major letdown, because a September return for Valko is looking highly unlikely based on what we actually know right now. Valko was cancelled on June 30. Since then, Infold hasn't communicated with the boycotters, acknowledged the boycott in any meaningful way, announced that the cancellation has been reversed, or given us any indication that Valko is being prepared for an upcoming return. There hasn't even been a hint that he's going to be included in the next multi-banner.

At some point, we have to separate what we want to happen from what there's actually reason to expect. It's not realistic to assume Infold is going to suddenly plunk Valko into a September multi-banner simply because people have decided that September is the deadline. Wanting him back and believing that he should be brought back are completely valid. But neither of those things mean that Infold is actually going to do it on our preferred timeline.

If September is your personal deadline, then you might as well start preparing yourself for the possibility of leaving now rather than spending the entire month building up unrealistic expectations for a comeback that hasn't been announced or hinted at. I don't say that to discourage anyone from fighting for Valko. If anything, I'd rather people protect themselves from an unnecessary emotional crash out when or if the suspected September multi-banner comes and he's not there.

It’s perfectly understandable if September is your exit point, especially for your own mental health. However, if you do decide you’re done with the game at a certain point, you don’t need to announce your departure or go scorched earth on the way out. Some people are going to keep fighting for Valko’s return after September, and that’s okay. You can step away without drowning out the voices of the people who still want to advocate for his return, even if the boycott isn’t as loud as it was before.

ETA: Thanks to the user below who articulated exactly what I was trying to say above. When I said, “you don’t need to announce your departure,” I meant you don’t need to make doom posts about leaving, which drowns out and discourages others who want to stay and keep fighting for Valko. And when I said, “don’t go scorched earth,” I meant don’t become full anti and push for EOS. Some of us are still going stay and fight for Valko, and we need him to have a home to come back to.

Personally, I’m not going anywhere just because September comes and goes without him. The antis want us to give up on the boycott early and leave the fandom so they can go back to enjoying the game without hearing about Valko anymore. I’m not giving them that satisfaction. For me, it’s no Valko, no money. No Valko, no peace. I’ll keep advocating for his return until the wheels fall off, and I won’t shut up about him because that’s exactly what they want us to do.

A VIP lily from Japan posted on X the reply she received from the JP VIP CS (screenshot above).

While I was surprised to see the changes in their response (and seeing CS saying his name), I was quite disappointed to know that the link they shared in the email was directing to the cancellation post.

I am trying very hard to not let doomium take over my head. Sorry for the bad vibes post, but I’d love to get some other POV on this.

a pv will be dropping this week and it will either be VALKO, a new multi without valko, or just another rerun or xavier solo banner. personally I'm trying so hard not to get my hopes up so I've still gotta steel myself 😭

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