Social media companies to take down NYC ‘subway surfing’ videos after rush of teen deaths

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The city is also launching a public awareness campaign that aims to warn kids of the dangers of riding on top of trains.

Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.New York City teenagers who post daredevil videos online showing them riding on the outside of subway trains may have a harder time going viral, Mayor Eric Adams and MTA officials said on Tuesday.

“Young people are being subjected to massive doses of video and material that was glorifying this,” MTA Chair Janno Lieber said during a news conference. “They developed algorithms to weed it out and they’re working with us to take it down.” NYPD data shows police have made 88 arrests related to subway surfing so far this year, up from 30 during the same period of 2022.

 

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