CAM4

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CAM4.com
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Type of site
 Webcam, live streaming
Available inmultilingual
URL www.cam4.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
CommercialYes
RegistrationOptional
LaunchedJune 2007;16 years ago (2007-06)
Current statusactive

CAM4.com (commonly abbreviated CAM4), is a live streaming website featuring live performances of primarily amateur performers. Streams on CAM4 often feature nudity and sexual activity. In 2020, Wired reported [1] that CAM4's production server did not have a password set in their ElasticSearch instance, a common security mistake, which may have exposed user information.

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Concept

CAM4 is used mostly by amateur performers who stream video and audio.[ citation needed ] Customers can purchase virtual tokens, which can be used to tip performers or pay for private shows.[ citation needed ] Customers can use live text chat in each performer's "room" or to communicate directly to each other.[ citation needed ] CAM4 has paid out more than $100m in performer commissions since its inception in 2007. [2]

Strategic partnerships

In May 2016, CAM4 partnered with VRtube.xxx to launch CAM4VR, a 360° 3D virtual reality live cam experience available on the CAM4 platform. [3] VRTube.xxx co-founder, Ela Darling spearheaded the initiative. [4] The site is working with Ela Darling to distribute virtual reality cameras to models. [5] [6] [7]

In February 2017, CAM4 announced a partnership with teledildonics manufacturer Kiiroo, launching a "live touch" feature that syncs the vibration of the Kiiroo sex toy to tokens tipped during a live webcam show. [8]

Sponsorships

CAM4 is a diamond member of the Free Speech Coalition [9] and has been a title sponsor of the Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) since 2011. [10]

In September 2017, CAM4 teamed up with American model and activist Amber Rose in support of The Amber Rose SlutWalk, a nonprofit advocacy organization that works to end slut-shaming and to spark a conversation on women's empowerment and LGBTQ rights. [11] [12]

CAM4 is a principal sponsor of the New York AIDS Walk. [13] [14]

In September 2021, CAM4 announced its renewed sponsorship of Pineapple Support, a non-profit organization that offers low cost mental health services for adult industry professionals. [15]

Campaigns

In 2016, CAM4 commissioned a global research study from French Research firm iFop, designed to better understand female orgasm habits and the differences between nationalities. [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]

To mark New York Fashion week, CAM4 formed a collaboration with jewelry designer Chris Habana to open a pop-up store on the Lower East Side of New York City. At the night's opening, models and sex workers, including François Sagat and Amanda Lepore, modeled a new jewelry collection.[ citation needed ] 

Industry recognition

The XBIZ Award for Live Cam Site of the Year was awarded to CAM4 in 2015. [21] In 2016, CAM4.com won an Adult Webcam Award for Best European Adult Webcam Website. [22] Additionally, a CAM4 co-founder was inducted into the Adult Webcam Awards Hall of Fame. [23]

Awards and nominations

XBIZ Awards
YearResultAward
2015WonAdult Site of the Year - Live Cam [21]
2019NominatedCam Company of the Year [24]
NominatedCam Site of the Year [24]
NominatedCam Site of the Year — Gay [24]

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  21. 1 2 XBIZ Award Winners, "2015 Adult Site of the Year - Live Cam = CAM4.com"
  22. ↑ Adult Webcam Awards Winners, "Best European Adult Webcam Site = CAM4.com"
  23. ↑ Adult Webcam Awards Winners, "Adult Webcam Awards HALL OF FAME - BUSINESS = Richard CAM4"
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