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Home / Inductees in the News / Why #AaronSwartzDay Matters
12 November 2015

Why #AaronSwartzDay Matters

Each year since his death in 2011, November 8 is celebrated online as #AaronSwartzDay, when countless tributes to this Internet Hall of Fame inductee are made across multiple digital platforms.
A headshot of Aaron Swartz.

Each year since his death in 2011, November 8 is celebrated online as #AaronSwartzDay, when countless tributes to this Internet Hall of Fame inductee are made across multiple digital platforms. This article on Catch News examines his life, work and the legacy he left behind.

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