Jeffrey Epstein was permanently banned from Xbox Live
TL;DR
Microsoft permanently banned Jeffrey Epstein from Xbox Live in 2013, citing harassment and threats, but an email reveals the ban was due to his status as a registered sex offender, as part of a company policy to remove such individuals from their systems.
Would it surprise you to learn Microsoft booted Jeffrey Epstein from its online gaming platform? As spotted by XboxEra, the latest batch of Epstein's emails 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 he was a registered sex offender, and because Microsoft was among the companies that agreed to purge registered sex offenders from their systems.
While Epstein became a registered sex offender years earlier, another email shows he ma …