In 2014, Brendan Eich, the CEO of the Mozilla web browser organization, was fired from his job when it was discovered that he had donated $1,000 to a political campaign in favor of a California ballot initiative to ban same-sex marriage. Several groups favoring gay rights threatened to boycott Mozilla's services after they noticed disclosures of Eich's political contribution in public records. In defending its decision to terminate Eich's employment, Mozilla issued a press release that said, "Equality is necessary for meaningful speech. And you need free speech to fight for equality."
a. WasEich's conduct unethical?
b. Was it ethical for gay rights organizations to threaten to boycott Mozilla's services if it did not fire Eich?
c. Was it ethical for Mozilla to terminate Eich as its CEO?
d. Do you agree or disagree with the statements in Mozilla's press release?