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Silicon Valley is cheering over the Supreme Court's decision to legalize gay marriage

Jun 26, 2015, 21:29 IST

Today there was a historic ruling by the Supreme Court, which legalized gay marriage nationwide. Since the ruling, influential tech executives have been vocal about their thoughts regarding the decision. Some companies, such as Uber and Twitter, have even hid little Easter eggs in their products to celebrate. 

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Here's a look at how the tech world responded:

Apple CEO Tim Cook, who came out as gay in October, talked of victory.

 Interim Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey reminded us that love is love.

 

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And when you use the hashtag #LoveWins on Twitter, you get this little rainbow-colored heart added to your tweet: 

Box CEO Aaron Levie got to cheer America (finally).

 New media organizations were changing their logos in celebration. Tech journalist and Re/Code founder Kara Swisher pointed to the constitution. Uber made rainbows come out of its cars.

Google's Sundar Pichai reminded us that many are still waiting.

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff shared a map of where gay marriage is now legal.

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Google released a celebration video. 

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg hasn't posted his reaction to the decision yet, but emphasized that Facebook supports LGBT pride in a Facebook post published Thursday. 

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