The Internet s Own Boy follows the story of programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz. From Swartz's help in the development of the basic internet protocol RSS to his co-founding of Reddit, his fingerprints are all over the internet. But it was Swartz's groundbreaking work in social justice and political organizing combined with his aggressive approach to information access that ensnared him in a two-year legal nightmare. It was a battle that ended with the taking of his own life at the age of 26. Aaron's story touched a nerve with people far beyond... the online communities in which he was a celebrity. This film is a personal story about what we lose when we are tone deaf about technology and its relationship to our civil liberties. [show more]
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Documentary about the programming prodigy Aaron Swartz who took his own life at the age of 26. After being part of the team that developed the basic RSS (Rich Site Summary) internet protocol and co-founding the social networking site Reddit, Swartz was arrested for illegally downloading academic journals and articles from digital library JSTOR. After being found guilty and given a sentence of $1 million in fines, 35 years in prison and complete asset confiscation, Swartz was found hanged in his New York apartment from an apparent suicide. The documentary features archive footage of Swartz as well as interviews with his family and colleagues.
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