Effects On Modern Society
Webcams allow for inexpensive, real-time video chat and webcasting, in both amateur and professional pursuits. They are frequently used in online dating and for online personal services offered mainly by women when Camgirling. YouTube is a popular website hosting many videos made using webcams. News websites such as the BBC produce professional live news videos.
Webcams can also encourage telecommuting, enabling people to work from home via the Internet, rather than traveling to their office.
Webcam use can also have negative consequences. On March 23, 2007, a man named Kevin Whitrick committed suicide while on an Internet chat room website.
The popularity of webcams among teenagers with Internet access has raised concern about the use of webcams for cyber-bullying. Webcam recordings of teenagers, including underage teenagers, are frequently posted on popular Web forums and imageboards such as 4chan.
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