TheInternet'sOwnBoyfollowsthestoryofprogrammingprodigyandinformationactivistAaronSwartz.FromSwartz'shelpinthedevelopmentofthebasicinternetprotocolRSStohisco-foundingofReddit,hisfingerprintsareallovertheinternet.ButitwasSwartz'sgroundbreakingworkinsocialjusticeandpoliticalorganizingcombinedwithhisaggressiveapproachtoinformationaccessthatensnaredhiminatwo-yearlegalnightmare.Itwasabattlethatendedwiththetakingofhisownlifeattheageof26.Aaron'sstorytouchedanervewithpeoplefarbeyondtheonlinecommunitiesinwhichhewasacelebrity.