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After the bill's defeat, Swartz was the keynote speaker at the F2C:Freedom to Connect 2012 event in Washington, D.C., on May 21, 2012. In his speech, "How We Stopped SOPA", he said: This bill ... shut down whole websites. Essentially, it stopped Americans from communicating entirely with certain groups....
A profile of Aaron Swartz, a child prodigy, Internet pioneer and activist who committed suicide in 2013 after facing a harsh prosecution for allegedly hacking MIT. The article explores his achievements, causes, challenges and legacy in the online world.
Jan 12, 2013 · Aaron Swartz, a wizardly programmer who as a teenager helped develop code that delivered ever-changing Web content to users and who later became a steadfast crusader to make that information...
Jan 20, 2023 · Aaron Swartz was a computer programmer and activist who fought against the privatization of knowledge and downloaded millions of scientific articles from JSTOR. He committed suicide in 2013 after facing legal troubles and became a symbol of the hacktivist movement.
Aaron Swartz was a computer programming prodigy and activist who played an instrumental role in the campaign for a free and open Internet and used technology to fight social, corporate and political injustices.
Jan 13, 2013 · Aaron Swartz, a celebrated internet freedom activist and early developer of the website Reddit, has died at 26. The activist and programmer took his life in his New York apartment, a relative...
Jan 13, 2013 · Aaron Swartz, a computer programmer and ardent internet activist who played a key role opposing 2011 anti-piracy legislation, was found dead on Friday at age 26. His family confirmed that he...
