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AFAIK nationality also falls under anti-discrimination laws (likewise religion). If an American company discriminated against Americans because of their nationality then I imagine that would be a lawsuit waiting to happen. I'd be surprised if the EU, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, etc don't have similar laws or regulations.

The real issue is whether cam performers really are 'independent contractors' as people here have said. Of course cam sites, like many businesses, claim they are, to avoid having to comply with a myriad of employment and tax law, but what they claim and what is the reality are not necessarily the same thing.

Here's what the IRS says about whether someone is an employee or merely an 'independent contractor':

"The key consideration is whether the business has retained the right to control the details of a worker's performance or instead has given up that right."

"Facts that show the parties' type of relationship include:

The extent to which services performed by the worker are a key aspect of the regular business of the company. If a worker provides services that are a key aspect of your regular business activity, it is more likely that you will have the right to direct and control his or her activities. For example, if a law firm hires an attorney, it is likely that it will present the attorney's work as its own and would have the right to control or direct that work. This would indicate an employer-employee relationship."

You tell me whether you believe the services cam models provide are a key aspect of webcam sites and/or whether cam sites like to control how cam models perform those services.