Democracy Matters Apr 18, 2023

Media Matters’ news director John Whitehouse spoke to cable subscriber fees after the Dominion/Fox News settlement.

“Fox News made roughly $1.9 billion from cable subscriber fees alone in 2022. And most of that is from people who never even watch the channel.”

“It’s absolutely ridiculous that cable companies make virtually all Americans subsidize this shit channel,” Whitehouse added.

“If you’re wondering who is paying the settlement, it's you, if you have a cable subscription with Fox.”

Show threadDarwin WoodkaApr 19, 2023
@DemocracyMattersALot we need to be able to opt out. There needs to be a way to exclude Fox News from cable packages.
Show threadKim
@darwinwoodka @DemocracyMattersALot there is. In Canada the crtc said that Fox News could not be included in the basic cable package and had to be in a tier that people had to pay for. Fox left Canada. #defundfoxnews
Apr 19, 2023 at 3:07amWeb
Show threadGurtbeef RobeApr 19, 2023
@kimhoar @darwinwoodka @DemocracyMattersALot I don’t have cable bc I live in California but if i did, I would actually be willing to pay more to not have fox or any of my money to go to them
Show threadDescovy's ChildApr 19, 2023
@kimhoar @darwinwoodka @DemocracyMattersALot This is why I have never paid for cable. It used to be hard to get access to media without paying the Fox tax, but not anymore. So happy for a la carte streaming options today. #defundfoxnews