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Jul 2022
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Episode 8: Inside Porn's Star Chamber

Pushkin Industries & Financial Times
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In the season finale, Alex and Patricia discover how Visa and MasterCard became the reluctant rulers of porn. And they figure out what being ruled by credit card companies means for the porn industry today.

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