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==Career==
==Career==
In 2004, [[Microsoft]] sued Radvinsky for allegedly sending millions of deceptive emails to [[Hotmail]] users, but the case was eventually dismissed.<ref name="Bloomberg LP">{{cite news |last1=Shaw |first1=Lucas |title=OnlyFans Is a Billion-Dollar Media Giant Hiding in Plain Sight |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-05/celebrities-like-cardi-b-could-turn-onlyfans-into-a-billion-dollar-media-company |access-date=25 May 2021 |work=Bloomberg LP |date=5 December 2020}}</ref>
In 2004, [[Microsoft]] sued Radvinsky for allegedly sending millions of deceptive emails to [[Hotmail]] users, but the case was eventually dismissed.<ref name="Bloomberg LP">{{cite news |last1=Shaw |first1=Lucas |title=OnlyFans Is a Billion-Dollar Media Giant Hiding in Plain Sight |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-05/celebrities-like-cardi-b-could-turn-onlyfans-into-a-billion-dollar-media-company |access-date=25 May 2021 |work=Bloomberg LP |date=5 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Microsoft]]|date=Sep 28, 2004|access-date=2021-07-02|title=Amazon.com, Microsoft Team Against Online Fraud|url=https://news.microsoft.com/2004/09/28/amazon-com-microsoft-team-against-online-fraud/|quote=Microsoft, too, filed a new and separate [[lawsuit]] against Leonid ("Leo") Radvinsky and his Chicago-based businesses Activsoft, Inc., and Cybertania, Inc.}}</ref>


In 2018, he bought a 75% stake in [[OnlyFans]]' parent company Fenix International Ltd. from its British founder [[Tim Stokely]].<ref name="FT"/><ref name="The Independent">{{cite news |last1=Zitser |first1=Joshua |title='Being made homeless is a perpetual fear': What it's like to risk everything just for posting on OnlyFans |url=https://www.indy100.com/people/onlyfans-lauren-kwei-sex-work-b1777617 |access-date=25 May 2021 |work=[[The Independent]] |date=24 December 2020}}</ref> After this, OnlyFans became increasingly focused on [[not safe for work]] (NSFW) content and "gained a pop culture reputation for being a hive of pornography".<ref name="The Independent"/>
In 2018, he bought a 75% stake in [[OnlyFans]]' parent company Fenix International Ltd. from its British founder [[Tim Stokely]].<ref name="FT"/><ref name="The Independent">{{cite news |last1=Zitser |first1=Joshua |title='Being made homeless is a perpetual fear': What it's like to risk everything just for posting on OnlyFans |url=https://www.indy100.com/people/onlyfans-lauren-kwei-sex-work-b1777617 |access-date=25 May 2021 |work=[[The Independent]] |date=24 December 2020}}</ref> After this, OnlyFans became increasingly focused on [[not safe for work]] (NSFW) content and "gained a pop culture reputation for being a hive of pornography".<ref name="The Independent"/>

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Leonid Radvinsky (born May 1982[1][2]) is a optionally Chicago-/Florida-based[3][4] Ukrainian-American[5] businessman, pornographer and computer programmer. He is the founder of the porn site MyFreeCams (through his holding company Mfcxy, Inc.)[6][7], and the majority owner of content subscription service OnlyFans.

Radvinsky operates a Florida-based venture capital fund called Leo.com, founded in 2009,[8] which invests mainly in tech companies.[9] Notable investments include Israel-based Anywhere Software. Radvinsky is also a supporter of the Elixir programming language.[5]

Education

He is a graduate of the Northwestern University.[8]

Career

In 2004, Microsoft sued Radvinsky for allegedly sending millions of deceptive emails to Hotmail users, but the case was eventually dismissed.[3][10]

In 2018, he bought a 75% stake in OnlyFans' parent company Fenix International Ltd. from its British founder Tim Stokely.[7][11] After this, OnlyFans became increasingly focused on not safe for work (NSFW) content and "gained a pop culture reputation for being a hive of pornography".[11]

In August 2020, Forensic News described him as a "porn entrepreneur (...) with a history of lawsuits and allegations of spam, theft, fraud, and drug dealing."[2]

In May 2021, The Guardian described Radvinsky as a "US-based online pornography veteran who largely chooses to avoid the media."[12]

In June 2021, Forbes revealed that in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Radvinsky ran a number of websites which claimed to provide "illegal" and "hacked" passwords to porn sites, including ones that were advertised as featuring underage performers and one for "the hottest bestiality site on the web."[13]

References

  1. ^ "MR LEONID RADVINSKY". Company Check Ltd. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b Stedman, Scott; Pierce, Sophie (13 August 2020). "OnlyFans Faces Allegations of Fraud, Theft". Forensic News. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b Shaw, Lucas (5 December 2020). "OnlyFans Is a Billion-Dollar Media Giant Hiding in Plain Sight". Bloomberg LP. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  4. ^ "About me". Leonid Radvinsky. Retrieved 2 July 2021. I (...) live in sunny Florida
  5. ^ a b Radvinsky, Leonid. "About". Retrieved 11 June 2021. A first-generation immigrant from Ukraine, technology was imprinted on Leo at an early age
  6. ^ "Mfcxy, Inc. Company Profile". D&B. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  7. ^ a b Nilsson, Patricia (30 April 2021). "OnlyFans blurs boundaries as lockdown demand drives success". The Financial Times. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Profile: Leo Radvindky". LinkedIn. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Leo.com". Leo.com. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Amazon.com, Microsoft Team Against Online Fraud". Microsoft. 28 September 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2021. Microsoft, too, filed a new and separate lawsuit against Leonid ("Leo") Radvinsky and his Chicago-based businesses Activsoft, Inc., and Cybertania, Inc.
  11. ^ a b Zitser, Joshua (24 December 2020). "'Being made homeless is a perpetual fear': What it's like to risk everything just for posting on OnlyFans". The Independent. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  12. ^ Waterson, Jim (24 May 2021). "Essex family behind OnlyFans profit from pornography boom". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  13. ^ Brewster, Thomas; Dawkins, David (16 June 2021). "The Shady, Secret History Of OnlyFans' Billionaire Owner". Forbes. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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