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‘Mozilla Monday’: Outrage over CEO departure leads to boycott

By Ashe Schow
Published April 7, 2014 4:00am ET
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‘Mozilla Monday’: Outrage over CEO departure leads to boycott
This undated photo provided by Mozilla shows co-founder and CEO Brendan Eich. Eich is stepping down as CEO and leaving the company following protests over his support of a gay marriage ban in California. (AP Photo/Mozilla) | Darcy Padilla

A boycott of the web browser Firefox is taking place Monday in response to the recent ouster of Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich.

Called “Mozilla Monday,” the boycott asks those outraged by the pressure put on Eich over a six-year-old, $1,000 contribution to an anti-gay-marriage initiative in California to call the company and protest.

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