The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
2014 · 1h 45m · Crime, Documentary · United States of America · Rated 12 (IE)
Programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz achieved groundbreaking work in social justice and political organizing. His passion for open access ensnared him in a legal nightmare that ended with the taking of his own life at the age of 26.
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