Music Television (also known as MTV) is used to being chastised for the sexual or violent content in its videos, but this may be the first time a music network received censorship for promoting peace and asking kids to think.

MTV's influence on society affects all forms of entertainment from our commercials and movies to the manner in which we consume news.  The force of youth, with campaigns like "Rock the Vote", MTV acts as the political surrogate for a generation largely unaware of current events not tied to celebrity or the action/reaction consequences of history foreign of regurgitation.  This commercial aspires to this purpose.

The following PowerPoint illustrates an ad, (digitally rendered), one that puts into context the tragedy of 9-11 with real threats to humanity.  According to our source, the commercial ran once.  The Federal government intervened and pulled it off the air. The information in it is correct so the why is unknown. Repeated requests for information went unanswered.

How can the government exert pressure on media?  It can withhold access to officials, slow down acquisitions, revoke licenses, request advertisers pull their funds, there are many creative ways to intimidate. Unlike print, broadcast media both radio and television must pay and be approved by the Federal Communications Commission, (FCC) to receive a license.  Because of ownership, though MTV as cable may not be under FCC rules, other Viacom properties are. That license is government domain, meaning that license gives the government the power to revoke said license for any reason laws allow.  Since the Bush Administration continues to ignore Constitutional Law, International Law and Common Law...not to mention God's laws, revocation remains a real threat.  We don't know what caused MTV to pull the ad upon the government's request.  All we know is any of these would be compelling reasons.

Source:http://www.couplescompany.com/Features/Politics/2005/MTV.htm