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FCC bans cable TV industry’s favorite trick for hiding full cost of service (arstechnica.com)
submitted 8 months ago by Wilshire to c/technology
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[–] [email protected] 16 points 8 months ago (1 children)

My family hasn't been subscribed a satellite/cable tv service in almost 16 years... 8 if you include streaming services.

Their shitty services, comercials, deceptive pricing, arbitrary limitations, and lack of content drove me away long ago. 🏴‍☠️

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Haven't had cable nor streaming services my entire life, and I'm 35. Though I do pay for YouTube Premium. Then again, I watch media reviewers and longform film and game essayists. And speedruns. I buy or pirate all my shows. I "own" a number of shows on Google Play, but the last several years has made me stop buying there too. Physical or piracy, baby.