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Sexual Harassment in the Metaverse Workplace

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Earlier this week, I was contacted by a potential client sexually harassed by her boss in a virtual space. The harassment took place during a company event. While making suggestive comments, he rubbed his avatar up against her avatar body and used his arms and hands to mimic touching her breasts. All of this was done in front of other employees.

In researching this issue, my team and I came across many similar online workplace sexual harassment cases, including a few in different metaverses. Here’s what everyone needs to know and do.