Leonid Radvinsky
Leonid Radvinsky is a Chicago-based[1] Ukranian-American[2] businessman and pornographer. He is the founder of the porn site MyFreeCams[3], and the majority owner of OnlyFans.
Radvinsky operates a Florida-based venture capital fund called Leo.com.
Timeline
- In 2004, Microsoft sued Radvinsky for allegedly sending millions of deceptive emails to Hotmail users, but the case was eventually dismissed.[1]
- In 2018, he bought a 75% stake in OnlyFans' parent company Fenix International Ltd from its British founder Tim Stokely.[3][4] 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".[4]
- 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."[5]
- In May 2021, The Guardian described Radvinsky as a "US-based online pornography veteran who largely chooses to avoid the media."[6]
References
- ^ a b Shaw, Lucas (5 December 2020). "OnlyFans Is a Billion-Dollar Media Giant Hiding in Plain Sight". Bloomberg LP. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ Radvinsky, Leonid. "About". Retrieved 11 June 2021.
A first-generation immigrant from Ukraine, technology was imprinted on Leo at an early age
- ^ a b Nilsson, Patricia (30 April 2021). "OnlyFans blurs boundaries as lockdown demand drives success". The Financial Times. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Stedman, Scott; Pierce, Sophie (13 August 2020). "OnlyFans Faces Allegations of Fraud, Theft". Forensic News. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ Waterson, Jim (24 May 2021). "Essex family behind OnlyFans profit from pornography boom". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 May 2021.