Greece , Russia and Spain all come to mind. Venezuela, currently undergoing the most severe economic and humanitarian emergency in the region, has joined the club.
In fact, last year Newsweek published an article suggesting that as many as 6, Venezuelan women had turned to prostitution in Colombia, all belonging to the most recent wave of Venezuelan migrants who have turned to any job they can find to survive. This is the case of hundreds of Venezuelans who log into streaming sites like cam4 and chaturbate, to perform a myriad of sex acts in front of strangers, hoping to raise enough money to survive or escape our tropical hell.
In some cases, these performers rack in amounts of money that would be considered good wages in a developed nation more so in Venezuela, were the minimum wage is equivalent to four dollars.
Considering she invested the total sum of , bolivars, it took her one hour of streaming to get a return on her investment and make a profit. This is a gateway for child pornographers and pedophiles to access a poorly regulated market. How can these sites be sure that no minors are performing on their platforms? Imagine what a struggling Venezuelan or a criminal gang could do with this kind of money.
However, this profitability is a double-edged sword. On one hand, it allows performers to live beyond comfortably in Venezuela; on the other, it provides incentives for very shady characters to get involved. Namely, this is a gateway for child pornographers and pedophiles to access a poorly regulated market. Beyond the fact that some performers earn more than the large majority of the country, it all comes at the cost of their privacy and freedom.
