Mozilla’s co-founder and recently named CEO, Brendan Eich, is stepping down after his anti-gay marriage support became a source of turmoil within and without the company.
Eich rose to CEO less than two weeks ago, but announced his resignation today, after insisting for days that his opponents would not knock him from his role as he tried to focus on leading the nonprofit Mozilla.
Critics had blasted his appointment to CEO because he once contributed $1,000 to ban same-sex marriage in California.
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