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To: Yo-Yo

RE: This isn’t the first time. Google has a habit of ‘Swatting’ employees who get out of line

Google isn’t the only tech company that does that.

Remember the Tech Wizard and CEO of Mozilla, Brendan Eich?

He was the creator of the popular JavaScript web programming language and the FireFox web browser. Mozilla Corp. made him their CEO.

What happened to him?

Some employees of Mozilla Foundation (a separate organization from Mozilla Corporation) tweeted calls for his resignation because of his donation of $1,000 to California Proposition 8, which called for the banning of same-sex marriage in California.

Eich stood by his decision to fund the campaign, but wrote on his blog that he was sorry for “causing pain” and pledged to promote equality at Mozilla.

Some of the activists created an online campaign against Eich, with online dating site OkCupid automatically displaying a message to Firefox users with information about Eich’s donation, and suggesting that users switch to a different browser.

On April 3, 2014, Eich resigned as CEO and left Mozilla; in his personal blog, he posted, “under the present circumstances, I cannot be an effective leader”.


13 posted on 08/16/2019 9:47:19 AM PDT by SeekAndFind (look at Michigan, it will)
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To: SeekAndFind

Is he the one building the new browser that automatically blocks ads..called Brave?


15 posted on 08/16/2019 12:52:15 PM PDT by PrairieLady2
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To: SeekAndFind

And Proposition 8 was only needed because Gavin Newsom flouted the State Constitution in 2004 - and was rewarded rather than arrested for it.

That criminal act by Newsom is what made him Governor - and may one day make him President. No one held him accountable, just as with the DC Deep State.


17 posted on 08/16/2019 4:28:09 PM PDT by YogicCowboy ("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - J. R. R. Tolkien)
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