Aaron Swartz was found dead on Friday, January 11. He was 26 years old. FRED BENENSON CORRECTION TO THIS ARTICLE: A previous version of this article identified Aaron Swartz as a co-owner of reddit. Swartz was initially the founder of Infogami, which later merged with reddit into Not A Bug. Editor’s Note: See our blog for a summary of The Tech’s coverage on Aaron Swartz. Computer activist Aaron H.
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