Porn 2.0

Other concerns include the idea of sharing versus privacy and the legal ramifications of large quantities of free, amateur pornographic content on the Internet.

Unlike Web 2.0 ventures such as Meta Platforms, Myspace, or YouTube, Porn 2.0 was initially unable to find a strategy that proved to be commercially profitable.

High server costs from hosting the large amount of amateur content paired with little to no model income put Porn 2.0 websites in a challenging financial position.

[5] Porn 2.0 websites have come under attack as being potentially harmful to the economics of more traditional pornography outlets such as DVD sales and monthly paid subscription adult sites.

Uploading material without a model's consent is usually prohibited by a website's terms of use, although some sites such as Voyeur Web allow non-consensual photos and move offices frequently to avoid the legal issues this might otherwise entail.