Aaron Swartz
Born: 1986-11-08 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: 2013-01-11
Known For: Acting
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".
Filmography
2024
- The Death of Reddit's Creator as self
2020
- 70 Years of Youth Revolt as Self (archive footage)
2015
- Killswitch as Self
2014
2007
- Steal This Film II as Self
2006
- Steal This Film as Self
2005
- Aardvark'd: 12 Weeks with Geeks as Self
1988
- The Fortunate Pilgrim as Dan Jacoby