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01/04/2014
A dating website has urged its users to switch to a different internet browser after it was revealed the CEO of Mozilla Firefox once supported an anti-gay marriage group.
On Tuesday, users accessing OkCupid were met with a lengthy statement from the dating website, asking them to boycott the Firefox web browser. While users can still access the site via Firefox, they are being encouraged to switch to Google Chrome, Internet Explorer or Opera instead.
It is understood the decision by the free site comes after the CEO of Mozilla Firefox, Brendan Eich, once opposed same-sex marriage – back in 2008.
The full statement from the OkCupid reads: "Hello there, Mozilla Firefox user.
"Pardon this interruption of your OkCupid experience.
"Mozilla's new CEO, Brendan Eich, is an opponent of equal rights for gay couples. We would therefore prefer that our users not use Mozilla software to access OkCupid.
"Politics is normally not the business of a website, and we all know there's a lot more wrong with the world than misguided CEOs.
"So you might wonder why we're asserting ourselves today.
"This is why: we've devoted the last ten years to bringing people – all people – together. If individuals like Mr Eich had their way, then roughly 8% of the relationships we've worked so hard to bring about would be illegal.
"Equality for gay relationships is personally important to many of us here at OkCupid.
"But it's professionally important to the entire company. OkCupid is for creating love. Those who seek to deny love and instead enforce misery, shame, and frustration are our enemies, and we wish them nothing but failure.
"If you want to keep using Firefox, the link at the bottom will take you through to the site.
"However, we urge you to consider different software for accessing OkCupid.
"Thank you, OkCupid."
In response, Mozilla issued a statement saying: "Mozilla supports equality for all, including marriage equality for LGBT couples.
"No matter who you are or who you love, everyone deserves the same rights and to be treated equally.
"OkCupid never reached out to us to let us know of their intentions, nor to confirm facts."
It is understood, that in 2008, Mr Eich made a £600 ($1,000) donation to a campaign which supported California's Proposition 8. This was a voter-backed initiative that banned same-sex marriage within the state.
(JP)
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Dating Website In Gay Rights Boycott
A dating website has urged its users to switch to a different internet browser after it was revealed the CEO of Mozilla Firefox once supported an anti-gay marriage group.
On Tuesday, users accessing OkCupid were met with a lengthy statement from the dating website, asking them to boycott the Firefox web browser. While users can still access the site via Firefox, they are being encouraged to switch to Google Chrome, Internet Explorer or Opera instead.
It is understood the decision by the free site comes after the CEO of Mozilla Firefox, Brendan Eich, once opposed same-sex marriage – back in 2008.
The full statement from the OkCupid reads: "Hello there, Mozilla Firefox user.
"Pardon this interruption of your OkCupid experience.
"Mozilla's new CEO, Brendan Eich, is an opponent of equal rights for gay couples. We would therefore prefer that our users not use Mozilla software to access OkCupid.
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"Politics is normally not the business of a website, and we all know there's a lot more wrong with the world than misguided CEOs.
"So you might wonder why we're asserting ourselves today.
"This is why: we've devoted the last ten years to bringing people – all people – together. If individuals like Mr Eich had their way, then roughly 8% of the relationships we've worked so hard to bring about would be illegal.
"Equality for gay relationships is personally important to many of us here at OkCupid.
"But it's professionally important to the entire company. OkCupid is for creating love. Those who seek to deny love and instead enforce misery, shame, and frustration are our enemies, and we wish them nothing but failure.
"If you want to keep using Firefox, the link at the bottom will take you through to the site.
"However, we urge you to consider different software for accessing OkCupid.
"Thank you, OkCupid."
In response, Mozilla issued a statement saying: "Mozilla supports equality for all, including marriage equality for LGBT couples.
"No matter who you are or who you love, everyone deserves the same rights and to be treated equally.
"OkCupid never reached out to us to let us know of their intentions, nor to confirm facts."
It is understood, that in 2008, Mr Eich made a £600 ($1,000) donation to a campaign which supported California's Proposition 8. This was a voter-backed initiative that banned same-sex marriage within the state.
(JP)
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