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FakeNoose

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13. My understanding is that cable companies will remove Faux Noise if you insist loudly enough
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 08:21 PM
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... 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 Tuesday #1
Politics mashes up more than a few marriages malaise Tuesday #2
Yeah, a spouse who wants to watch Fox? not fooled Tuesday #7
Why pay for something you hate? erronis Tuesday #3
It was cable, everything came in a bundle BlueNProud Yesterday #29
Right SCantiGOP 23 hrs ago #40
I was in a senior center a couple of years ago and they had fox on and the seniors would get in fights kimbutgar Tuesday #14
That's what FOX was created for. nt eppur_se_muova Tuesday #23
Fox is part of the package here, so we use the parental block. TomSlick Tuesday #17
Be nice to know how to do that ToxMarz Tuesday #4
That's one reason I don't have cable. hunter Tuesday #5
i cvant ford it nor can i have an antenna. AllaN01Bear Tuesday #8
There are indoor antennas, Bear SheltieLover Tuesday #26
i live on the fringe of most sacramento ca tv districts and am in a bowl between 3000/ 4000 thousand ft mts. AllaN01Bear Tuesday #27
Which used to mean that you could get nothing. OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #36
tried with digital. nada. :) AllaN01Bear Yesterday #38
You can't just cancel Fox News leftieNanner Tuesday #11
There should be a parental block. TomSlick Tuesday #19
Interesting idea leftieNanner Tuesday #21
True but you won't accidentally click on FOX. TomSlick 21 hrs ago #42
Never a problem in my house! Nt leftieNanner 16 hrs ago #44
My understanding is that cable companies will remove Faux Noise if you insist loudly enough FakeNoose Tuesday #13
Sis and BIL abandoned cable a while back malaise Yesterday #31
Thinking people block it on their TVs, not the provider Attilatheblond Tuesday #22
You can probably do it through your TV settings, not the cable provider. You'll still be charged. eppur_se_muova Tuesday #25
K&R spanone Tuesday #6
good for her. AllaN01Bear Tuesday #9
The cracks in the dam are showing. He's essentially a bore that Ping Tung Tuesday #10
Set the child safety feature. BidenRocks Tuesday #12
FOX News can't be "cancelled" by itself. If it is part of the bundle of channels you are paying Wiz Imp Tuesday #15
This is something that's done through your individual setup -- check your remote for options you've never used before .. eppur_se_muova Tuesday #24
Who wants a mindless, brainwashed, loon for a husband anymore? 😜 littlemissmartypants Tuesday #16
Who wants a mindless, brainwashed, loon for a wife anymore? KS Toronado Yesterday #32
Hahaha! littlemissmartypants Yesterday #33
We need bumper stickers ! KS Toronado Yesterday #35
Momma or FOX. Could go either way. flashman13 Tuesday #18
Obviously canetoad Tuesday #20
I moved Fox news to the bottom of the channel list. Ilsa Tuesday #28
Good. I can't imagine having to live with anyone who regularly watches Fox News. GoodRaisin Yesterday #30
In 2006, my husband and I stopped paying for cable. OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #34
Most fox watchers have it on 24/7 and loud Clouds Passing Yesterday #37
How is fox a good thing? BidenRocks 15 hrs ago #45
Proud of you! Clouds Passing 15 hrs ago #46
Today at the VA BidenRocks 15 hrs ago #47
....... Clouds Passing 30 min ago #48
I'd love to believe this angrychair 23 hrs ago #39
Eight years ago, we cut the cable to EVERY news station. And if an ad tries to slip in, we both have MUTE buttons. usaf-vet 21 hrs ago #41
😝 malaise 20 hrs ago #43
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