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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
4 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 5 hrs ago #1
Politics mashes up more than a few marriages malaise 5 hrs ago #2
Yeah, a spouse who wants to watch Fox? not fooled 4 hrs ago #7
Why pay for something you hate? erronis 5 hrs ago #3
I was in a senior center a couple of years ago and they had fox on and the seniors would get in fights kimbutgar 4 hrs ago #14
That's what FOX was created for. nt eppur_se_muova 1 hr ago #23
Fox is part of the package here, so we use the parental block. TomSlick 3 hrs ago #17
Be nice to know how to do that ToxMarz 4 hrs ago #4
That's one reason I don't have cable. hunter 4 hrs ago #5
i cvant ford it nor can i have an antenna. AllaN01Bear 4 hrs ago #8
There are indoor antennas, Bear SheltieLover 53 min 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 46 min ago #27
You can't just cancel Fox News leftieNanner 4 hrs ago #11
There should be a parental block. TomSlick 3 hrs ago #19
Interesting idea leftieNanner 1 hr ago #21
My understanding is that cable companies will remove Faux Noise if you insist loudly enough FakeNoose 4 hrs ago #13
Thinking people block it on their TVs, not the provider Attilatheblond 1 hr ago #22
You can probably do it through your TV settings, not the cable provider. You'll still be charged. eppur_se_muova 57 min ago #25
K&R spanone 4 hrs ago #6
good for her. AllaN01Bear 4 hrs ago #9
The cracks in the dam are showing. He's essentially a bore that Ping Tung 4 hrs ago #10
Set the child safety feature. BidenRocks 4 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 4 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 59 min ago #24
Who wants a mindless, brainwashed, loon for a husband anymore? 😜 littlemissmartypants 3 hrs ago #16
Momma or FOX. Could go either way. flashman13 3 hrs ago #18
Obviously canetoad 3 hrs ago #20
I moved Fox news to the bottom of the channel list. Ilsa 40 min ago #28
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