"In his phone, she saw a posthumous message from her son about how she should channel her grief." —Callie Holtermann for The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/style/subway-surfing-death-nyc-tiktok.html/?src=longreads
#longreads #subwaysurfing #online #subculture #TikTok #writing #nonfiction
Ars Technica: Meta, TikTok can’t toss wrongful death suit from mom of “subway surfing” teen. “Section 230 has so far failed to shield Meta and TikTok owner ByteDance from a lawsuit raised by a mother who alleged that her son’s wrongful death followed a flood of ‘subway surfing’ videos platforms intentionally targeted to teens in New York.”
The Conversation: The ‘choking game’ and other challenges amplified by social media can come with deadly consequences. “The ‘choking game’ has potentially deadly consequences, as players are challenged to temporarily strangle themselves by restricting oxygen to the brain. It sounds terrifying, but rough estimates suggest that about 10% of U.S. teenagers may have played this type of game […]
Can We Design Our Way Out of the #SubwaySurfing Crisis? https://www.curbed.com/article/subway-surfing-design-open-gangway-trains-upgrade.html
TL;DR open gangway trains which other cities already use
Subway
Surfing, thrill-seeking
Dangerous, deadly trend
Social media stokes risk
Grim tragedy
#subwaysurfing #grimtragedy #socialmedia #newyork #cinquain #poetry
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/21/nyregion/subway-surfing-new-york-death.html