Monthly Archives: April 2022

Business, Social Media

Rappler Exploring Alternatives If Twitter Is Sold To Elon Musk!

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Rappler, the least-trusted news brand in the Philippines whose CEO Maria Ressa is a convicted criminal, is not taking any chances in order to ”hold the line.”

Since the Internet is its sole platform in spreading its signature lies and propaganda, it is understandable that Rappler is very concerned over the news that Elon Musk is proposing to buy Twitter for $41 Billion., Rappler has no known ties with Twitter, but is one of the designated Facebook fact checkers in the Philippines. Nevertheless, in order to remain competitive on social media, Twitter needs to muster all avenues to keep its presence on people’s radars: TikTok, IG, Pinterest, Linked-In, among others.

Our sources tell us that Maria Ressa is exploring a tie-up with Grindr, the most famous dating site in the LGBT community to which she belongs. She’s also looking at signing up with other dating sites all the over the world including the U.S. and Europe.

Ressa also sent feelers to The Adobo Chronicles (whose Facebook page has been taken down this week) to buy the rights of the satirical site AdoboChronicles.com which has an impressive record of 27 million views, and counting.

Adobo Chronicles, however, outrightly rejected Rappler’s offer.

Business, International, Politics, Social Media

Elon Musk’s Offer To Buy Twitter Sending Jitters To Philippine Political Opposition!

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Elon Musk’s offer to buy Twitter for $41 Billion is sending jitters to many Filipinos who use the popular social media platform for their propaganda, false narratives and self-promotion.

Apparently, most of the concerned Twitterettes are politicians, celebrities and media with connections to the opposition and the pinklawan. These include:

Rappler

ABS-CBN

TV5

Kris Aquino

Rowena Guanzon

Sharon Cuneta

Kakie Pangilinan

Jover Laurio

Francis Baraan IV

Raissa Robles

…and many more.

One of their further concerns is that Musk may also try to buy Facebook, thereby totally cutting the pinklawan off their echo chambers.

Social Media

Netizens Get Serious About Satirical Site Adobo Chronicles Amid Unpublishing by Facebook!

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SAN JOSE, California (The Adobo Chronicles, San Jose Bureau) – On the twelfth day of April, in the Year of our Lord, 2022, Facebook took down The Adobo Chronicles’s page on its social media platform.

While the Facebook action blocked access to the page of the satirical site among at least 17,000 followers and then some, Adobo Chronicles’s main site on WordPress remained live and continues to attract more visitors to its unprecedented 27 million views worldwide since its inception.

Immediately, netizens reacted to FB’s unpublishing of the AC page, getting serious on both Facebook and Twitter about the shocking news on their favorite satirical site.

Here are some of the netizen reactions:

AC protested Facebook’s action on the grounds that satire is universally protected as free speech. No response from Facebook as of this writing.

Just days prior, Facebook proudly announced that it had taken down or suspended some 400 FB accounts in the Philippines, alleging that these pages were being used as disinformation venues in connection with the Philippine elections this coming May 9th.

The Adobo Chronicles has been named in the Top 100 Satirical Sites worldwide, gaining the 19th spot behind the No.1, ”The Onion.”