Viacom paused programming on its networks for 17 minutes during the school walkouts

March 14th, 2018, 01:55 pm

Viacom paused programming on its networks for 17 minutes during the school walkouts

Viacom networks suspend programming in solidarity with student walkouts on #NationalWalkoutDay https://t.co/PNPnzIpQNe
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) March 14, 2018

Viacom paused paused programming on their networks, which include MTV, VH1 and Nickelodeon, for 17 minutes at 10 AM in solidarity with today's school walkout.

They plan on providing coverage on their networks of the March for Our Lives rally on March 24th and the Vice Chairwoman of Viacom is donating $500,000 to the march.

Viacom is standing with all students as they participate in the #NationalSchoolWalkout against Gun Violence. From 10:00-10:17am, our networks will be going dark in solidarity to support the reach and impact of their activism.

More via our blog: https://t.co/CtwrJUTkRd pic.twitter.com/lHmbT8umjv
— Viacom (@Viacom) March 14, 2018

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I mean, Viacom sucks for a lot of reasons, but it's cool they took a stand on this issue. Would have been easier for them not to get involved at all.

Every little act of resistance over this past year has meant so much to me.

I agree!!

Oh wow.. that's pretty cool.

Seeing photos elementary school children protesting made me tear up. I'm happy this movement is still continuing.

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this sounds amazing, I get so emotional when I hear about these kids and how hard they're working.

That's so very impressive

But... surely they were just sitting around on their phones with ear buds in the whole time. I mean, TEENS can't have any kind of political thought!

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I've seen WAAAAAAAY too many facebook comments on this today.

... As opposed to the adults bitching about it ON SOCIAL MEDIA!

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This next generation has completely blown me away. I'm actually becoming so optimistic about this country's future.

these youths give me such hope for the future, I just want to bake them cookies and watch them proudly from afar <333

just saw some videos from my old highschool, its incredible

This is the moment when I really believe in youth.

That’s pretty awesome.

Loving all the aerial shots of students as well:

WATCH: California students spell out #Enough during protest against gun violence#NationalWalkoutDay pic.twitter.com/YQUGcqdhQs
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 14, 2018

omg

The school where i do therapy at spelled out the number 17 in the field. So proud of these kids for speaking up

maga chuds are gonna be like "I'm boycotting BET and Nickelodeon!!" lmao

the elementary schoolers marching by the high schoolers in solidarity and getting huge cheers in new york reduced me to tears. i love these kids.

This demonstration in Philly is amazing, and Viacom stepping up and doing anything is also amazing because they are all about money.

Philly 1st graders walk out and sing “Let Peace Begin with Me.” Thank you to @PHLschools teachers for showing the next generation that their voices matter. #StudentsStandUp #March4OurLives #NationalSchoolWalkout #PHLed pic.twitter.com/oTuu8TKSuu
— Anna Perng (@annaperng) March 14, 2018

these sweet angels making me tear up

yes!! that was amazing

I didn't see that, that's so sweet.

I saw this and started crying at work. It’s such a small gesture but it was important, it did matter and I’m glad they did it.

Yeah a lot of these photos made me tear up too. These kids are incredible

So many of these made me tear up and also angry. I was in high school when Columbine happened and really believed that was the worst school shooting we would ever see. How wrong I was.

good for them. spread the message, don't let anything be forgotten.

I really wish corporations were there to back up marches for black lives, but this is a step forward I guess.

If STFU Parents was still around, there'd be a screenshot of someone screaming "Thanks a fucking lot, Nickelodeon. I had Cannon's nap schedule perfect and you RUINED it. He's supposed to have his fave show at 10, snack at 10:30 & nap at 11, but you threw us off by 17 minutes"

I remember when I was a kid Nickelodeon used to have a thing every year where they stopped airing stuff for hours and just had a message telling kids to go play outside and it was super annoying because all I wanted to do was watch my shows.

You're the ones they targeted lmfao

lmfao epic

lmao

LMAO they still do that! Worldwide Day of Play is every summer - http://www.nick.com/worldwide-day-of-play/

During the airing of PawPatrol on Nickelodeon this popped up. Not only did both of my little ones start crying because they don’t know why the one show I let the watch in the morning was not on but @Nickelodeon you pissed this Mom off! Don’t drag my toddlers into this! pic.twitter.com/hSm9fAVJHy
— RavenPatriot (@cheechablunt) March 14, 2018

don't worry adam scott is retweeting them

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I miss STFUP.

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when i was a kid visiting pakistan, i remember i was watching cartoon network when it suddenly turned off. my aunt was like oh yeah some kid's mum probably got mad they weren't doing homework and rung the tv station. so she rung the station and got it put back on!! it was cray

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omg i miss stfu parents so much.

This was an awesome show of support. All the walkouts have really impressed me

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