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SUMMARY:The Epstein Files vs ExtremeBB - Lydia Wilson
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CONTACT:Alexandre Pauwels
DESCRIPTION:Approximately 3.5 million pages of correspondence between Jeff
 rey Epstein and his wide network (with notable omissions and redactions) w
 ere released in January 2026. This is far from the many tens of millions o
 f posts collected for the database held at the CCC known as ExtremeBB\, bu
 t as I started digging into the Epstein files and reading through a wide r
 ange of subjects and tones\, I was reminded of my time at CCC digging thro
 ugh ExtremeBB. Although the organising principle of the dataset\, my metho
 dology\, and the socio-economic background of the authors of the material 
 were all very different\, the echoes between the two jobs were impossible 
 to ignore. This talk presents the similarities - while acknowledging the d
 ifferences - of the two tranches of data\, and what that tells us about ou
 r society. \n\nLydia Wilson is a visiting scholar at the Department of Mid
 dle Eastern Studies\, University of Cambridge\, and culture editor of New 
 Lines magazine\, where "her work on Epstein":https://newlinesmag.com/argum
 ent/the-academic-justification-for-male-supremacy/ was published. 
LOCATION:Webinar &amp\; FW11\, Computer Laboratory\, William Gates Buildin
 g.
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