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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    It may sound weird, but the only person I follow on OnlyFans (and have paid for) is a friend of mine, someone I’ve hung out with in real life. She only did it because she was struggling to make enough money, even with a job!

    It was a little weird, I guess, to see her boobs online and then go hang out at her house, but whatever.

    Oh, also I guess I follow Markiplier who posted “tasteful nudes” and donated all the money to charity.

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      That is sweet as a kind kind of borderline “supporting a friend/boundary violation“. Without knowing more, I’m not entirely sure how to judge the situation?

      Markplier… why does that sound familiar? I don’t think I want the answer to that.

      Human sexuality is both complicated and complex to infinity. Unless it harms someone, I am in no place to be judgmental.

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        Markiplier is a YouTuber, he plays video games and it’s fun to watch him scream at horror games - like Five Nights at Freddy’s.

        He also made a movie based off a video game called Iron Lung.

        His “tasteful nudes” don’t actually show any nudity (except maybe his butt).

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          Ok, lol. It’s just some brain flotsam from something else. Lol that’s a relief ha ha ha ha ha ha

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      I don’t think that’s weird. I’ve seen friends and coworkers naked for various reasons. One of my good friends is someone I used to hook up with in college.