Russia removes Steve Jobs monument after Tim Cook's coming out

Russia removes Steve Jobs monument after Tim Cook's coming out
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After Apple CEO Tim Cook published an editorial in Bloomberg Businessweek announcing he is gay, Russia has taken down a mock iPhone that was intended as a "monument to the late former Apple CEO Steve Jobs."

The monument included an interactive screen with details about Jobs. It was erected on a university campus in 2013, thanks to an initiative from the Western European Financial Union.

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Meghan DeMaria

Meghan DeMaria is a staff writer at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked for USA Today and Marie Claire.