A Data Crusader, a Defendant and Now, a Cause

A Data Crusader, a Defendant and Now, a Cause

Aaron Swartz, online activist and co-founder of social networking site Reddit, has committed suicide in New York City on Jan. 11, the Tech reports.

The president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology released a statement on Sunday about the suicide of internet activist Aaron Swartz, announcing that the university will conduct an internal investigation into the school's role in Swartz's death.

2013-01-13 20:53:17 +0300. The technology community's brightest minds are memorializing Aaron Swartz, the 26-year-old programmer and digital rights activist who committed suicide Friday months before his trial over computer fraud was set to begin.

The president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced Sunday he has ordered an investigation of the school's treatment of Aaron Swartz.

Strong, damning words from the family of a deceased Internet activist, placing much of the blame on his persecutors.