I read this New York Times article, Through His Webcam, a Boy Joins a Sordid Online World after watching an Oprah Winfrey episdoe on the danger of webcams and teenagers.
So began the secret life of a teenager who was lured into selling images of his body on the Internet over the course of five years. From the seduction that began that day, this soccer-playing honor roll student was drawn into performing in front of the Webcam - undressing, showering, masturbating and even having sex - for an audience of more than 1,500 people who paid him, over the years, hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Whaat. Hundreds of thousands of dollars. The fact that a lot of teens fell into this trap is mind-boggling! I got a webcam early 2001 and used it mostly to show off my pics for the Protagonist Community cam portal and chat room. At that time, I knew some camgirls were getting paid to do something (smile, show signages etc) and in exchange got a gift from their Amazon wishlist. Hence, the title …CAMWHORE.
What is more disgusting is that some of the persons who got the camwhore services of these kids were a lawyer, teacher, child counsellor and people dealing with kids. Their identities were noted by the credit cards they used .
