"I traveled with members of my team to Shenzhen, China, in July 2024 to discuss a variety of partnership opportunities with Tencent and its game studios, including Aurora Studios. With respect to Aurora Studios, we went into the meeting under the impression that they wanted to do a potential collaboration for The Last of Us," Courtemanche said in the filing.
On June 12, 2025, Tencent's legal representative - cybersecurity firm Group-IB - submitted a takedown complaint to our hosting provider, accusing FreeWeChat of trademark and copyright infringement, cybersquatting, and unfair competition; they cite the use of the word 'WeChat' in our domain, even though FreeWeChat does not use WeChat's logo, claim affiliation, or distribute any modified WeChat software.