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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI blocked Faux News on my hotel room's TV
Ok, it's not much and the hotel is in Springdale, UT next to Zion National Park (an outpost of Blue in a really, really Red state), but I feel better having saved the next occupant from the Rightwing drivel.
I don't know why I haven't been doing this before...
Not Me
(3,398 posts)When I installed it, I was going through the set up wizard and there was an option to block urls.
Just to test it, I entered 'foxnews.com' and have not had to look at it since
lpbk2713
(42,769 posts)A lot of TV and converter menus allow you to select what channel to start up with.
Try setting it to MSNBC some time.
And WTG on blocking Faux. Who needs that shit anyway?
LVdem
(524 posts)We are on a tiny road trip to Sedona and Zion National Park.
I'm going to start blocking Faux whenever we are in a hotel.!!!
barbtries
(28,811 posts)i visit hotels a few times a year
LVdem
(524 posts)Hit the MENU button. Depending on the model, you will find areas like AUDIO and VIDEO and possibly parental controls. You should find a CHANNEL BLOCK or CHANNEL ADD or DELETE. You need to know the Faux News channel number then block or delete.
Have fun!!!
Care Acutely
(1,370 posts)Excellent idea!
barbtries
(28,811 posts)the next time i'm traveling. it'll be a good deed.
brewens
(13,626 posts)I was left alone with the remote just long enough to do it. It caused a little bit of a stink too. We bought that from a local independant aplliance place and eventually their tech fixed it. I never asked just how, that would give away it being me that did it maybe. Either he replaced the chip or got their tech support to override the PW. It was funny though. The half-wits were without FOX "News" for at least a month. That is mostly the old day time drunks that are into it. Later on it's all sports or the music is cranked up.
Flashmann
(2,140 posts)With Cable boxes parental control feature.....If,while idly flipping channels I run across it,what I see is a blue screen asking for a password.....Much more factual and informative than faux anyway....
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,213 posts)Skips right over it. Doesn't even show up on the guide.
If only real life wasn't that easy.
MineralMan
(146,336 posts)Set the passcode to a jumble even you won't remember.
jimlup
(7,968 posts)We should start doing it to every TV in every hotel room we stay in.
progressiveinaction
(150 posts)Since you have the freedom not to watch...
1) Don't turn the channel to Faux.
2) Let the rest of the guests who stay in that room after you have access to any channel they want?