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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_caen/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.viceVice.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. Once viewed as a small niche in the world of [[Sex industry|adult entertainment]], camming became "the engine of the porn industry," according to Alec Helmy, the publisher of ''[[XBIZ]]'', a sex-trade industry journal.<ref name="Song">{{cite news|last1=Song|first1=Jason|title=As L.A. porn industry struggles, 'web camming' becomes a new trend|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-porn-camming-20160803-snap-story.html|access-date=16 January 2018|work=Los Angeles Times|date=3 August 2016|archive-date=24 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124135650/http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-porn-camming-20160803-snap-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

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>