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) making it one of the leading woman's interest sites in the United States. ''The Frisky'' was described as newer women's media, as compared to traditional women's magazines such as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Glamour'', and the ''

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''. In 2011,

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(now

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) acquired ''The Frisky'' from their previous owner,

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. In November 2015, ''The Frisky'' cancelled adult film star

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's sex advice column and removed ads and links to Deen's official website after Deen was accused of multiple counts of rape and sexual assault. In 2016, SpinMedia closed. The Frisky and two other SpinMedia sites,

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and

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, were sold to

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. In 2018, ''The Frisky'' was acquired by Serbian music producer Nebojsa Vujinovic. Vujinovic republished old articles from ''The Frisky'', removing most of the political articles and replacing the names of ''The Frisky'' authors with pseudonyms. New articles on ''The Frisky'' are paid guest posts used for

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, advertising, and political manipulation. Over 20 articles, many of which had been previously published elsewhere, are published daily. The identities of the organizations paying for those articles are not known.

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