How Epstein Shaped The Internet w/ Ryan Broderick

<p>How Jeffrey Epstein Shaped the Modern Internet: From 4chan to Facebook </p><p><strong>Support my independent journalism:</strong></p><p><strong>🙏 Patreon:</strong> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/taylorlorenz"><u>https://www.patreon.com/cw/taylorlorenz</u></a>     </p><p><strong>🗞️ Substack:</strong> <a href="https://www.usermag.co"><u>https://www.usermag.co</u></a>     </p><p>Since the release of the Epstein files, we've learned a ton about Epstein's role in the early web. From 4chan to World of Warcraft, to Facebook, and online movements like gamergate and #MeToo, Epstein seems to have played a role in it all. </p><p>So how much of our modern internet was shaped by Epstein? I sat down with Ryan Broderick, author of the Garbage Day newsletter and host of the Panic World podcast,  to uncover how Jeffrey Epstein quietly warped our modern tech landscape.</p><p>From his early days scrubbing his SEO to his mysterious networking with Silicon Valley elites, Epstein's rise was intertwined with modern platforms, from MySpace to crypto. </p><p>We discuss: </p><p>How Epstein paid thousands of dollars a month for SEO services and &quot;hacked&quot; Wikipedia to hide his criminal record after his 2008 arrest.</p><p>A multi-year editor war over whether Epstein should be included in the notable offender widget on Wikipedia.</p><p>He actively explored in-game currencies in World of Warcraft and discussed loot boxes.</p><p>Epstein met with 4chan founder &quot;Moot&quot; the day before the infamous /pol/ board was created.</p><p>Epstein and Steve Bannon attempted to build a cryptocurrency-funded far-right movement.</p><p>The political plot motivated by Epstein's extreme fear of the MeToo movement.</p><p>How Epstein infiltrated Silicon Valley, meeting with billionaires like Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and Mark Zuckerberg.</p><p>Epstein's role in Palantir and his bizarre eugenics ideology, hoping to breed young women and create a race of super babies.</p><p>How Epstein and his elite peers viewed islands and bunkers as a way to outlast climate change without submitting to government regulation. </p><p><strong>Follow Ryan:</strong></p><p><a href="https://garbageday.email"><u>https://garbageday.email</u></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@panicworldpod"><u>https://www.youtube.com/@panicworldpod</u></a> </p><p><strong>Support my independent journalism:</strong></p><p>🙏 Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/taylorlorenz"><u>https://www.patreon.com/cw/taylorlorenz</u></a>     </p><p>🗞️ Substack: <a href="https://www.usermag.co"><u>https://www.usermag.co</u></a>     </p><p><strong>Follow me:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/taylorlorenz"><u>https://www.instagram.com/taylorlorenz</u></a>      </p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/taylorlorenz3.0"><u>https://www.instagram.com/taylorlorenz3.0</u></a>     </p><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@taylorlorenz"><u>https://www.tiktok.com/@taylorlorenz</u></a> </p><p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/taylorlorenz.bsky.social"><u>https://bsky.app/profile/taylorlorenz.bsky.social</u></a>  </p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/taylorlorenz"><u>https://twitter.com/taylorlorenz</u></a> </p>