Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 08, 1986
Died
Jan 11, 2013
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Credits
8 titles
Aaron Swartz
Biography
Aaron Hillel Swartz (November 8, 1986 – January 11, 2013) was an American computer programmer, entrepreneur, writer, political organizer and Internet hacktivist who was involved in the development of the web feedformat RSS and the Markdown publishing format, the organization Creative Commons, the website framework web.py and the social news site, Reddit, in which he became a partner after its merger with his company, Infogami. He committed suicide while under federal indictment for data-theft, a prosecution that was characterized by his family as being "the product of a criminal-justice system rife with intimidation and prosecutorial overreach".
Known For
Filmography
The Death of Reddit's Creator
self
70 Years of Youth Revolt
Self (archive footage)
Killswitch
Self
The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
Self
Steal This Film II
Self
Steal This Film
Self
Aardvark'd: 12 Weeks with Geeks
Self
The Fortunate Pilgrim
Dan Jacoby