Aaron Swartz
Programmer and internet activist
Born
November 8th, 1986
38 years ago
Died
January 11th, 2013
12 years ago — 26 years old
Category
Activists & Humanitarians
Country
United States
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A prominent figure in the tech community, contributed to the development of the RSS web feed format and co-founded Reddit. Advocated for open access to information and legal reform for the internet. Involved in the movement against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and worked on initiatives to make data freely available. Faced legal challenges related to the downloading of academic journal articles, which led to public discourse on internet freedoms and the ethics of information access. Died in 2013.
Co-founded Reddit
Developed the RSS web feed format
Advocated for open access to information
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