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FakeNoose

(40,638 posts)
13. My understanding is that cable companies will remove Faux Noise if you insist loudly enough
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 08:21 PM
11 hrs ago

... but you're still paying for it. They won't take it off your monthly cable fee. Faux Noise gets your money anyway, whether you watch or not. I had Verizon Fios for over 20 years, and I calculated that my $160 monthly fee meant I was paying Faux something like $3 per month.

What really hurts Faux Noise is the fact that so many Americans have just canceled their cable subscriptions altogether. Way fewer subscribers now than 15 or 20 years ago.

That's the impact Faux Noise has had on American television. We can't cancel them specifically, so we're cancelling the entire system. The winners are the providers like YoutubeTV, Prime, Peacock, Hulu, AppleTV, and a bunch of others.

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If it's cable tv she can program a code to block it BlueNProud 12 hrs ago #1
Politics mashes up more than a few marriages malaise 12 hrs ago #2
Yeah, a spouse who wants to watch Fox? not fooled 11 hrs ago #7
Why pay for something you hate? erronis 12 hrs ago #3
It was cable, everything came in a bundle BlueNProud 4 hrs ago #29
I was in a senior center a couple of years ago and they had fox on and the seniors would get in fights kimbutgar 11 hrs ago #14
That's what FOX was created for. nt eppur_se_muova 8 hrs ago #23
Fox is part of the package here, so we use the parental block. TomSlick 10 hrs ago #17
Be nice to know how to do that ToxMarz 11 hrs ago #4
That's one reason I don't have cable. hunter 11 hrs ago #5
i cvant ford it nor can i have an antenna. AllaN01Bear 11 hrs ago #8
There are indoor antennas, Bear SheltieLover 7 hrs ago #26
i live on the fringe of most sacramento ca tv districts and am in a bowl between 3000/ 4000 thousand ft mts. AllaN01Bear 7 hrs ago #27
You can't just cancel Fox News leftieNanner 11 hrs ago #11
There should be a parental block. TomSlick 10 hrs ago #19
Interesting idea leftieNanner 8 hrs ago #21
My understanding is that cable companies will remove Faux Noise if you insist loudly enough FakeNoose 11 hrs ago #13
Sis and BIL abandoned cable a while back malaise 2 hrs ago #31
Thinking people block it on their TVs, not the provider Attilatheblond 8 hrs ago #22
You can probably do it through your TV settings, not the cable provider. You'll still be charged. eppur_se_muova 7 hrs ago #25
K&R spanone 11 hrs ago #6
good for her. AllaN01Bear 11 hrs ago #9
The cracks in the dam are showing. He's essentially a bore that Ping Tung 11 hrs ago #10
Set the child safety feature. BidenRocks 11 hrs ago #12
FOX News can't be "cancelled" by itself. If it is part of the bundle of channels you are paying Wiz Imp 11 hrs ago #15
This is something that's done through your individual setup -- check your remote for options you've never used before .. eppur_se_muova 7 hrs ago #24
Who wants a mindless, brainwashed, loon for a husband anymore? 😜 littlemissmartypants 10 hrs ago #16
Momma or FOX. Could go either way. flashman13 10 hrs ago #18
Obviously canetoad 10 hrs ago #20
I moved Fox news to the bottom of the channel list. Ilsa 7 hrs ago #28
Good. I can't imagine having to live with anyone who regularly watches Fox News. GoodRaisin 4 hrs ago #30
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