‘Online sex workers literally have to bare it all’: why Patricia Nilsson is exposing the world’s biggest porn bosses
Patricia Nilsson in Frankfurt, September 2026. Photograph: Stefanie Kösling/The GuardianView image in fullscreenPatricia Nilsson in Frankfurt, September 2026. Along the way, she uncovered how porn has shaped the internet – and our lives as a wholeAmelia GentlemanTue 29 Sep 2026 05.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThere was a time, a few decades ago, when the men who owned the world’s biggest pornography businesses were happy to be famous.
- ▪Patricia Nilsson in Frankfurt, September 2026.
- ▪Photograph: Stefanie Kösling/The GuardianView image in fullscreenPatricia Nilsson in Frankfurt, September 2026.
- ▪Along the way, she uncovered how porn has shaped the internet – and our lives as a wholeAmelia GentlemanTue 29 Sep 2026 05.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThere was a time, a few decades ago, when the men who owned the world’s bigge
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Patricia Nilsson in Frankfurt, September 2026. Photograph: Stefanie Kösling/The GuardianView image in fullscreenPatricia Nilsson in Frankfurt, September 2026. Photograph: Stefanie Kösling/The GuardianThe big interviewLife and style‘Online sex workers literally have to bare it all’: why Patricia Nilsson is exposing the world’s biggest porn bossesAs a business journalist, Nilsson began rigorously reporting on the power players of the adult industry, who prefer to remain in the shadows. Along the way, she uncovered how porn has shaped the internet – and our lives as a wholeAmelia GentlemanTue 29 Sep 2026 05.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThere was a time, a few decades ago, when the men who owned the world’s biggest pornography businesses were happy to be famous.
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