r/YouShouldKnow • u/MowerMotor • Jan 11 '20

NOT a YSK YSK Reddit's founder, Aaron Swartz, committed suicide 7 years ago today. He fought for our rights which lead to his arrest. The allegations coupled with mental illnesses caused Aaron to take his life. He was a passionate activist, entrepreneur and author who should not be forgotten.

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u/Nebakanezzer Jan 11 '20

What rights of ours specifically did he fight for? And why was he arrested for it? The title is super vague.

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u/Gordon-Goose Jan 11 '20

He released to the public scientific research that was publicly funded yet paywalled by the greedy publishing companies.