→United States: this is just speculation about what could happen in the absence of net neutrality rules. yet, nothing has happened. so, no need to bring up
Lawrence Walters, a Florida lawyer who is an expert in [[Obscenity|obscenity law]], said that there was nothing inherently illegal about web model camming shows, as long as the models were over 18, and performed at home or in a model's studio.<ref name=Richtel/>
In December 2017, the American [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] voted to do away with [[net neutrality]] rules, which previously ensured that [[Internet service provider]]s treat all data on the Internet as the same, and to not charge differently by user.<ref name="Fiegerman1">{{cite news|last1=Fiegerman|first1=Seth|date=14 December 2017|title=The end of net neutrality - What it all means|work=CNN|url=https://money.cnn.com/2017/12/14/technology/net-neutrality-repeal-explainer/index.html|access-date=28 January 2018|archive-date=29 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129080633/http://money.cnn.com/2017/12/14/technology/net-neutrality-repeal-explainer/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> However, without net neutrality rules, Internet service providers are able to increase costs for companies that need significant bandwidth – like [[Spotify]], [[Netflix]], and (until 2020) [[CD Baby]].<ref name="Moss1">{{cite news|last1=Moss|first1=Marissa|date=11 December 2017|title=Net Neutrality: How a Repeal Could Kill the Careers of Indie Musicians|magazine=Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/net-neutrality-how-a-repeal-could-kill-artists-careers-w513787|access-date=28 January 2018|archive-date=29 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129080714/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/net-neutrality-how-a-repeal-could-kill-artists-careers-w513787|url-status=live}}</ref>
Since the free-access business model of the camming industry also relies on large bandwidth, these possible new costs could eventually be passed on to camming hosting sites, as well as to the cam models themselves. A politically involved camgirl, Melonie, states: "How many camgirls and webcam customers are going to be able to afford a $200+ monthly bill from their [[Internet service provider|ISP]] for a high bandwidth connection capable of HD video streaming? How many camgirls are going to be able to continue to devote time to create webcam host programming if the payout percentage is reduced from 30% to 15%?"<ref name="StripperWeb1">{{cite web|date=20 February 2014|title=Camming Connection - Net Neutrality and Webcam Modeling|url=https://www.stripperweb.com/forum/showthread.php?190926-net-neutrality-and-webcam-modeling|access-date=28 January 2018|work=Stripper Web|archive-date=29 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129080727/https://www.stripperweb.com/forum/showthread.php?190926-net-neutrality-and-webcam-modeling|url-status=live}}</ref> By early 2018, the new ruling had not been leveraged by ISP's to increase costs;<ref name="Coldewey1">{{cite news|last1=Coldewey|first1=Devin|date=14 December 2017|title=The FCC just repealed net neutrality. What happens next?|work=TechCrunch|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/14/the-fcc-just-repealed-net-neutrality-what-happens-next/|access-date=28 January 2018|archive-date=29 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129140638/https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/14/the-fcc-just-repealed-net-neutrality-what-happens-next/|url-status=live}}</ref> nor had it by mid-2021, when the [[Presidency of Joe Biden|Biden administration]] was being lobbied over the possible re-instatement of net neutrality.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Arner|first1=Kirk|last2=Furchtgott-Roth|first2=Harold|date=8 June 2021|title=President Biden Sadly Wants to Revive 'Net Neutrality'|website=Real Clear Markets|url=https://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2021/06/08/president_biden_sadly_wants_to_revive_net_neutrality_780504.html|access-date=29 June 2021|archive-date=14 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614085513/https://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2021/06/08/president_biden_sadly_wants_to_revive_net_neutrality_780504.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
