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Reddit Files to Go Public, Reveals That It Paid CEO $193 Million Last Year::Nineteen years since its founding, the social media site is finally going public.

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[-] proper@lemmy.world 153 points 1 year ago
[-] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 21 points 1 year ago

Aaron Swartz didn't kill himself.

(MIT and the FBI did that)

[-] _number8_@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

so fucking sad. he got rung up on a bullshit technicality. broke my heart when i read about how his lawyers were begging the prosecution to tone down the bombast rhetoric and shock-and-awe proposed sentences because it was severely affecting his mental health. and yeah

[-] d0n7p4n1c@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Behind the Bastards did a two part Christmas Hero episode this past December on Aaron Swartz. Thought it was worth a listen for anyone that wants to learn more about him.

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