¹ú²úÊÓƵ NYC: The Internet’s Own Boy
A Socia Cinema screening in collaboration with Future Tense
- In-Person
- ¹ú²úÊÓƵ
740 15th St NW #900
Washington, D.C. 20005 - 6:30PM – 8:30PM EDT
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.ÌýThe Internet’s Own BoyÌýis a personal story about what we lose when we are tone deaf about technology and its relationship to our civil liberties.
Participants:
Brian KnappenbergerÌý
Director,ÌýThe Internet’s Own Boy
Zephyr Teachout
Professor, Fordham Law School
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Justin Peters
Writer,ÌýSlate
Author,ÌýThe IdealistsÌý(forthcoming)
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Jenna Wortham
Reporter, New YorkÌýTimes