Guilty Pleasure
The Pornification of the Internet, the Economy, and Everything Else
$50.99
- Hardcover
272 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2026
Summary
A gripping investigation into how pornography shaped the internet - and then transformed us all.
This is the story of one of the most influential - and least examined - industries on earth. Worth billions of dollars, and commanding a tenth of global internet traffic at peak times, it has quietly reshaped our world. It has transformed technology, work, culture, love and relationships, and even our sense of self. Most industries of this scale make daily headlines. This one rarely does.<…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241711293 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241711290 |
| Author: | Patricia Nilsson |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Allen Lane |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2026 |
| Weight: | 500g |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 156mm x 28mm |
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About The Author
Patricia Nilsson
Patricia Nilsson is a reporter with the Financial Times, where she has covered a broad range of industries such as retail, media, tobacco, cannabis and pornography. Her discovery that the world’s biggest adult company had a secret owner led to a year-long investigation into the business of porn, which culminated in the FT’s first narrative podcast series, Hot Money. Patricia grew up in Sweden but was raised Polish. She has lived and worked in Shanghai, Istanbul and London and now resides in Frankfurt. Guilty Pleasure is her first book.
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