I'm not suggesting they did nothing wrong, just that they were abused by the system at a minimum. Sad stories you may already know. Feel free to add more examples in the comments.
Aaron Swartz co-founded Reddit and worked on many many other freedom of information/internet projects up until his death in 2013.
https://archive.org/details/TheInternetsOwnBoyTheStoryOfAaronSwartz
or the same video on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vz06QO3UkQ&feature=youtu.be
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Ross Ulbricht helped get the "Silk Road" darknet marketplace started (which popularized Bitcoin).
Railroaded | The Targeting & Caging of Ross Ulbricht
Episode 1: https://youtu.be/1bSNQwI8ohI
Episode 2: https://youtu.be/4PQU6hvzkYQ
Episode 3: https://youtu.be/eDme9kRtdwQ
Episode 4: https://youtu.be/sTJdEuKb8Fs
Episode 5: https://youtu.be/BQ4bfvIi9i4
Episode 6: https://youtu.be/AuVe1ei6Csc
For additional info, visit https://freeross.org