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Take them down! Mayor Adams, MTA demand that social media companies remove subway surfing videos

By Christian Murray Posted on February 22, 2023
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Mayor Eric Adams and the MTA are calling on social media companies to pull down videos of riders surfing on the subway amid a spike in the dangerous and often lethal practice.

Adams and MTA chief executive Janno Lieber announced Tuesday that they are urging social media companies to clamp down on these videos, with the mayor saying that they are attracting teenagers to perform such stunts.

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