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MTA CEO Slams Meta Over Dangerous Subway-Surfing Videos

12/19/2025

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MTA CEO Criticizes Meta

The MTA's chief executive officer criticized Meta for not removing subway-surfing videos linked to five 2025 fatalities.
He urged platforms to act swiftly, saying inaction echoes responses to child pornography.
Recent incidents include a 14-year-old who fell onto tracks and two girls who died riding atop a train.
The MTA is testing padded barriers and exploring track-intrusion technology.

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MTA Enhances Fare Evasion Measures

Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will invest $7.3 million to enhance anti-fare evasion measures across nearly all subway stations in New York City.
The MTA has installed devices described as “sleeves” and “fins,” but fare evaders continue to bypass barriers.
Subway riders and MTA employees report frequent evasion incidents, raising questions about the measures’ effectiveness.
The MTA plans to spend $1.1 billion on new fare gates to further combat fare evasion, which cost the agency approximately $400 million in 2025.
Subway surfing remains a deadly trend, with five fatalities reported this year, prompting calls for social media companies to remove related content.

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MTA CEO Criticizes Meta

The MTA's chief executive officer criticized Meta for not removing subway-surfing videos linked to five 2025 fatalities.
He urged platforms to act swiftly, saying inaction echoes responses to child pornography.
Recent incidents include a 14-year-old who fell onto tracks and two girls who died riding atop a train.
The MTA is testing padded barriers and exploring track-intrusion technology.

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