Mozilla CEO resigns after controversy over anti-gay marriage bill

Mozilla’s new CEO Brendan Eich has resigned shortly after his appointment. The cause is a wave of criticism that arose after it was discovered that he supported an anti-gay marriage law in California in 2008.

The news was announced by Mozilla itself on its website. The browser maker states that Eich himself has decided to resign from his position as CEO. In addition, Mozilla apologizes for the slow action after there was a fuss about Eich’s appointment. Who will lead the company after Eich’s departure is still under discussion internally, Mozilla said.

On March 24, it was announced that Eich, who is known as a creator of Javascript and worked as a technical director at Mozilla, had been appointed as CEO. The CEO therefore lasted about a week and a half in his new position. There was a commotion because Eich had donated money in 2008 for a law that would ban same-sex marriage in the US state of California.

Shortly after he took office, a number of employees demanded that Eich resign. It also appeared that half of the board of directors resigned as a result of the appointment of the new CEO. Dating site OkCupid advised users not to use Mozilla’s Firefox browser.