Cybersex , also called Internet sex , computer sex , netsex , e-sex , cybering , is a virtual sex encounter in which two or more people have long distance sex via electronic video communication webcams, VR headsets, etc.
Cybersex can also mean sending each other sexually explicit messages without having sex, and simply describing a sexual experience also known as " sexting ". Non-marital, adult, consensual paid cybersex counts as illegal solicitation of prostitution and illegal prostitution in multiple US states.
Cybersex is commonly performed in Internet chat rooms such as IRC , talkers or web chats and on instant messaging systems. The exact definition of cybersexβspecifically, whether real-life masturbation must be taking place for the online sex act to count as cybersexβis up for debate. Some online social games like Red Light Center are dedicated to cybersex and other adult behaviors.
Cybersex may also be accomplished through the use of avatars in a multiuser software environment. It is often called mudsex or netsex in MUDs.
Though text-based cybersex has been in practice for decades, [ 17 ] the increased popularity of webcams has raised the number of online partners using two-way video connections to "expose" themselves to each other onlineβgiving the act of cybersex a more visual aspect.
