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    Episode 4: Playboy vs. Rusty and Edie

    Episode 4: Playboy vs. Rusty and Edie

    FromHot Money: The New Narcos

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    Episode 4: Playboy vs. Rusty and Edie

    FromHot Money: The New Narcos

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    Length:
    40 minutes
    Released:
    Jun 21, 2022
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    How is it legal for porn sites to host millions of videos uploaded by users? The answer is in the story of an Ohio family in the early 1990s.

    In this episode: a family IT business, an FBI raid and a court case that set the precedent for porn – and for tech giants like Facebook and Twitter. 

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    Released:
    Jun 21, 2022
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    When Financial Times reporter Patricia Nilsson started digging into the porn industry, she made a shocking discovery: Nobody knew who controlled the biggest porn company in the world. Now, Nilsson and her editor, Alex Barker, have figured out who the guy was, and much more. Their reporting reveals a shadowy power structure that includes billionaires, tech geniuses and the most powerful finance companies in the world.