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==== United Kingdom ====
Sex work and camming in the [[United Kingdom]] is heavily regulated by the government. Sex work is not recognized as legitimate employment by the government. As a result, sex workers are often afraid to report crimes committed against them, making sex work a dangerous occupation. Sex workers, both online and offline, are often subject to [[stalking]], unwanted messages, and other forms of [[harassment]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Campbell|first1=Rosie|last2=Sanders|first2=Teela|last3=Scoular|first3=Jane|last4=Pitcher|first4=Jane|last5=Cunningham|first5=Stewart|date=2018-10-14|title=Risking safety and rights: online sex work, crimes and 'blended safety repertoires'|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1468-4446.12493|journal=The British Journal of Sociology|volume=70|issue=4|pages=1539–1560|doi=10.1111/1468-4446.12493|pmid=30318604|s2cid=52978543|issn=0007-1315|hdl=2381/42399|hdl-access=free}}</ref> It is hard to obtain concrete conclusions from studies on sex work in the UK due to its tenuous legality. Most studies are conducted through surveys which are subject to biases.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Matolcsi|first1=Andrea|last2=Mulvihill|first2=Natasha|last3=Lilley-Walker|first3=Sarah-Jane|last4=Lanau|first4=Alba|last5=Hester|first5=Marianne|date=2020-05-30|title=The Current Landscape of Prostitution and Sex Work in England and Wales|journal=Sexuality & Culture|volume=25|issue=1|pages=39–57|doi=10.1007/s12119-020-09756-y|s2cid=219756835|issn=1095-5143|doi-access=free|hdl=10230/56901|hdl-access=free}}</ref>
A sex work researcher, Rachel Stuart, notes a paradox in British law that tends to focus on the uploading of pornographic recordings, but does not deal with erotic performance when streamed upon the Internet through camming. For instance, the [[Audiovisual Media Services Regulations 2014]] ban certain acts from being depicted and uploaded by pornography producers in the United Kingdom, and the [[Digital Economy Act 2017]] seeks to restrict minors' access to pornographic material online, yet both laws will have no effect if the performances are ''streamed'' as opposed to ''recorded''. Stuart states of the legal conundrum in England, "Performing an explicitly pornographic act via a webcam carries no repercussions, but if the same show is recorded and uploaded, the performer can be liable to a fine."<ref name="Rachel" />
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