{"id":2233,"date":"2026-01-31T04:34:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T00:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/jeffrey-epstein-was-permanently-banned-from-xbox-live\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T04:34:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T00:34:17","slug":"jeffrey-epstein-was-permanently-banned-from-xbox-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/jeffrey-epstein-was-permanently-banned-from-xbox-live\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeffrey Epstein was permanently banned from Xbox Live"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/DSC00110_Snapseed.0.1425379024.webp?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Would it surprise you to learn Microsoft booted Jeffrey Epstein from its online gaming platform? <a href=\"https:\/\/xboxera.com\/2026\/01\/30\/jeffrey-epstein-was-banned-on-xbox-live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">As spotted by <em>XboxEra<\/em><\/a>, the latest batch of Epstein&rsquo;s emails shows that in December 2013, he was \u00ab\u00a0permanently suspended due to harassment, threats, and\/or abuse of other players.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">But it appears the real reason may be simpler: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/epstein\/files\/DataSet%2010\/EFTA01944468.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A second email<\/a> from Microsoft to Epstein the very same day shows he was banned because he was a registered sex offender, and because Microsoft was among the companies that agreed to purge registered sex offenders from their systems.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/msedge_d5gvDILVaK.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: DOJ\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/chrome_6lyOajNDt7.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: DOJ\" \/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">While Epstein became a registered sex offender years earlier, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/epstein\/files\/DataSet%209\/EFTA00668878.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">another email<\/a> shows he ma \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/871425\/jeffrey-epstein-xbox-live-ban-microsoft-sex-offender\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Would it surprise you to learn Microsoft booted Jeffrey Epstein from its online gaming platform? 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