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A '''webcam model''' ([[colloquially]], '''camgirl''', '''camboy''', or '''cammodel''') is a video performer who streams on the [[Internet]] with a live [[webcam]] broadcast.<ref name=Richtel>{{cite news|last1=Richtel|first1=Matt|title=Intimacy on the Web, With a Crowd|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/22/technology/intimacy-on-the-web-with-a-crowd.html|access-date=16 January 2018|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=21 September 2013|archive-date=9 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509141435/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/22/technology/intimacy-on-the-web-with-a-crowd.html|url-status=live}}</ref> A webcam model often performs erotic acts online, such as [[Striptease|stripping]], [[masturbation]], or sex acts in exchange for money, goods, or attention.<ref name="auto2">{{cite web|last=Bertrand|first=Natasha|author-link=Natasha Bertrand|date=18 November 2014|title=How Webcam Models Make Money|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/heres-how-webcam-models-make-money-2014-11|access-date=30 May 2020|website=[[Business Insider]]|archive-date=8 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108115126/https://www.businessinsider.com/heres-how-webcam-models-make-money-2014-11|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/wjmbwn/cam-models-tell-us-how-much-money-they-are-really-making |title=Cam Models Tell Us How Much Money They Are Really Making |last=Isador |first=Graham |date=8 March 2019 |website=www.vice.com |publisher=Vice |access-date=30 May 2019 |quote=They were looking for people willing to strip then masturbate on webcam. |archive-date=6 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806043133/https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/wjmbwn/cam-models-tell-us-how-much-money-they-are-really-making |url-status=live }}</ref> They may also sell videos of their performances.
As many webcam models operate in the comfort of their own homes, they are free to choose the amount of sexual content for their broadcasts.<ref name=Box>{{cite news|last1=Box|first1=Bobby|title=An Interview With A Webcam Model Who Makes $4,000 A Month Filming Herself|url=https://www.elitedaily.com/dating/sex/an-intimate-convo-with-webcam-model/1734402|access-date=24 January 2018|work=Elite Daily|date=29 December 2016|archive-date=25 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125074600/https://www.elitedaily.com/dating/sex/an-intimate-convo-with-webcam-model/1734402|url-status=live}}</ref> While most display [[nudity]] and sexually provocative behavior, some choose to remain mostly clothed and merely talk about various topics, while still soliciting payment as tips from their fans.<ref name=Senft2>{{cite book|first=Theresa |last=Senft|chapter=I'd Rather Be a Camgirl than a Cyborg - The Future of Feminism on the Web| pages=45–48 |title=Camgirls: Celebrity & Community in the Age of Social Networks |___location= New York | publisher= Peter Lang Publishing|year=2008|isbn=978-0-8204-5694-2}}</ref> Webcam models are predominantly women, and also include noted performers of all genders and sexualities.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/susannahbreslin/2015/08/18/cam-girl-money/ |title=Meet The Vince Lombardi Of Cam Girls |last=Breslin |first=Susannah |date=18 August 2015 |work=Forbes |access-date=30 May 2020 |archive-date=20 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150820235112/https://www.forbes.com/sites/susannahbreslin/2015/08/18/cam-girl-money/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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