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Jeffrey Epstein was permanently banned from Xbox Live

  • Sean Hollister
  • January 31, 2026 at 12:34 AM
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Jeffrey Epstein was permanently banned from Xbox Live

Would it surprise you to learn Microsoft booted Epstein from its online gaming platform? As spotted by XboxEra, the latest batch of Epstein's email shows that in December 2013, he was "permanently suspended due to harassment, threats, and/or abuse of other players."

But it appears the real reason may be simpler: a second email from Microsoft to Epstein the very same day shows he was banned because Microsoft was among the companies who agreed to purge their systems of registered sex offenders.

While Epstein became a registered sex offender years earlier, another email shows he may not have joined Xbox Live until October 2012. Microsof …

Read the full story at The Verge.

Originally published at The Verge

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