Dating site OkCupid is calling for its members to ditch Firefox and use another browser to search for love . The company is protesting Mozilla 's new CEO , Brendan Eich , who supported an anti-same-sex marriage campaign . Firefox is owned by Mozilla . When OkCupid members navigate to the site on a Firefox browser , they are met with a message encouraging them to use an alternative browser to access the site , including Google Chrome , Opera , Safari and the amusingly misspelled Internet Exploder . `` Those who seek to deny love and instead enforce misery , shame and frustration are our enemies , and we wish them nothing but failure , '' reads the message . The page points out that 8 % of the matches made on OkCupid are between same-sex couples . Last week , Mozilla promoted Eich , a longtime employee who was previously the company 's chief technology officer , to the position of CEO . The move prompted renewed outrage by third-party developers and employees . Eich donated $ 1,000 to support Propostion 8 in 2008 . The California ballot initiative sought to ban same-sex marriage in the state . The donation was made public in 2012 but Eich held onto his job . After the announcement of Eich 's promotion , app development company Rarebit announced it had pulled its apps from Firefox . `` As a married gay couple who are co-founders of this venture , we have chosen to boycott all Mozilla projects , '' said founder Hampton Catlin in an open letter to the company . Various Mozilla employees have also spoken up about the promotion , taking to Twitter to openly share their disappointment with Eich 's politics . Some have come together and publicly called for Eich to step down . Eich posted a blog on his personal site last week addressing the backlash . He outlined his plan to support LGBT-friendly policies at Mozilla and expressed `` sorrow at having caused pain . '' `` I am committed to ensuring that Mozilla is , and will remain , a place that includes and supports everyone , '' he said . The apology has n't satisfied everyone , and the backlash continues to grow one week later . OkCupid is one of the most high-profile companies to take a stand against Eich 's appointment . The letter on the OkCupid home page is a bold move . However , it is not actually blocking Firefox users from using OkCupid . At the bottom of the page is a link to continue on to the site . `` 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 , '' said a Mozilla spokesperson in a statement . `` OK cupid never reached out to us to let us know of their intentions , nor to confirm facts . ''
Dating site OkCupid has asked users to not use the Firefox browser . The company is upset with Mozilla 's new CEO , who has opposed same-sex marriage . OkCupid joins developers and existing Mozilla employees in calling for the CEO 's resignation .