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One of the many mysteries surrounding the Epstein saga is Jeffrey Epstein the man. Beyond simple hedonism, his motives seem inscrutable – and how did he make his money anyway? The latest cache of released Epstein files has shed new light on his character. Part of what emerges is Epstein the compulsive video gamer, who was banned from online play due to abusive behavior and who liked to cruise anonymous online forums for odd genres of pornography. A December 2013 automated email to Epstein from Xbox Live (the online multiplayer feature for the Xbox console) informed him that he had been banned from the service due to “harassment, threats, and/or abuse of other players.” Trash-talking comes

The online movement has, obliquely, been the best guide to events over the past decade

Before the internet, killing manifestos would have stayed in evidence lockers. Now they circulate endlessly online

Two netizen allies meet at last

British officialdom’s zeal for online regulation is setting it on a collision course with a resurgent and energetic US free-speech lobby

If we aren’t dead inside already, tech is doing its best