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MozillaMozilla CEO Brendan Eich resigned after backlash over anti-gay marriage donation

In March 2014, Brendan Eich was appointed CEO of Mozilla. Within days, backlash erupted over his 2008 donation of $1,000 to support California's Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage. After dating site OkCupid urged users to boycott Firefox, Eich resigned on April 3, 2014. Mozilla's board stated it 'failed to act on clear signals' that the appointment would cause controversy.

Scoring Impact

TopicDirectionRelevanceContribution
Corporate Governance-againstsecondary-0.50
LGBTQ+ Rights+towardprimary+1.00
Overall incident score =+0.161

Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.57)× agency (reactive ×0.75)

Evidence (1 signal)

Confirms resignation Apr 3, 2014 documented

NYT report on Brendan Eich's resignation as Mozilla CEO over Prop 8 donation

The New York Times reported on Brendan Eich's resignation as Mozilla CEO, detailing the backlash over his $1,000 donation to California's Proposition 8 campaign and the resulting boycott calls from OkCupid.

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