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The owner of OnlyFans, a site known for its adult content that is credited with revolutionising the online porn industry, has died at the age of 43.

Leonid Radvinsky, who was born in Ukraine and grew up in Chicago, had purchased the company in 2018 from its two UK-based founders.

The site's popularity surged during the Covid-19 pandemic, landing him on Forbes' annual list of billionaires just three years later.

He "passed away peacefully after a long battle with cancer," OnlyFans confirmed in a statement, which asked for privacy for his family.

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 9 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

If this guy came along and made more off their work, who cares?

That money came of the backs of the performers, developers, and god only knows how many third world "content screeners" working for dollars a day to keep the site in compliance with local laws.

He didn't just get rich ex nihilio. He extracted that money from other people's hard work.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Well, yeah, that's what owners and CEOs do, make money off the backs of others. (And other body parts, too, in this case). He's no worse (or better) than the others.

That same Wiki article states that OnlyFans claims to have paid out $25B to "creators" as of last October. Ironically, these folks might be getting less screwed than content creators in other disciplines.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

Ironically, these folks might be getting less screwed than content creators in other disciplines.

Enslaved on OnlyFans: Women describe lives of isolation, torment and sexual servitude

In one prominent case, influencer Andrew Tate, with millions of followers worldwide on social media, is accused of forcing women in Romania to produce porn for OnlyFans and pocketing the profits. He has denied the charges.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 0 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Something tells me that if OnlyFans didn't exist, Andrew Tate would have still found a way to be an exploitative asshole.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

If Mossad didn't exist, Epstein would have still found a way to be a pedophile