Adult webcam industry

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The dataset consists of 24 interviews with adult webcam models (22 in the United States, 1 in Canada, and 1 in a post-Soviet country). The dataset also includes interviews with 2 clients of adult webcam models, 1 adult entertainment lawyer, 1 worker at a non-profit organization supporting sex workers, 2 website operators, 1 webcam studio operator and performer, and 1 virtual studio operator. There are a total of 32 interviews.

The interviews were recorded in person (4) and online via video chat (28). Interviews range in length from 45 minutes to 5 hours, with the majority of the interviews lasting around 2.5 hours.

The majority of the interviews have been transcribed and pseudonymized (26). 6 interviews are only audio recordings.

Some topics discussed in the interviews include: social media, webcamming, clients, the regulation of the webcam industry, the impact of the law on webcam performers, mental health, sexual pleasure, sexual acts, kink and BDSM, consent, boundaries, intimacy, relationships, entry into sex work, social stigma, and other topics related to being a webcam performer.