Taren Stinebrickner-Kauffman speaks at Aaron Swartz’s (co-founder of Reddit) memorial service on January 24, 2013 about his life, death and values. Her first person account shows her close relationship to Swartz and her views on his suicide. On July 11, 2011, Swartz was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of wire fraud, computer fraud, unlawfully obtaining information from a protected computer and recklessly damaging a protected computer. On the evening of January 11, 2013, Swartz was found dead in his Brooklyn apartment by his partner, Taren Stinebrickner-Kauffman.

BBC World News explains the achievements and failures of Aaron Swartz, co-founder of Reddit and hero to many. People give their first person accounts on their opinions of Aaron Swartz and the law suits against him. Aaron Swartz, American computer programmer, writer, political organizer and Internet activist was involved in the development of the web feed format RSS, the organization Creative Commons, the website framework web.py and the social news site, Reddit. On July 11, 2011, Swartz was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of wire fraud, computer fraud, unlawfully obtaining information from a protected computer and recklessly damaging a protected computer.

Logan Tittle covers Reddit Co-founder Aaron Swartz’s suicide and how it shocked the public and his fans. The first person account explains how Swartz dedicated his life to sharing data and information online, developing standards for the free and open sharing of information. Aaron Swartz, American computer programmer, writer, political organizer and Internet activist was involved in the development of the web feed format RSS, the organization Creative Commons, the website framework web.py and the social news site, Reddit.