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| + | |description=Russian hacker who co-developed [[Diaspora]], a distributed social network which was marketed as a [[Facebook]] killer. Officially a [[suicide]]. | ||
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==Death== | ==Death== | ||
| − | [[CNN]] reported that on November 14, 2011 that "Zhitomirskiy committed [[suicide]], a source close to the company told CNNMoney on Sunday." It did not report how.<ref>https://money.cnn.com/2011/11/14/technology/diaspora_cofounder_died/</ref><ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/16/technology/ilya-zhitomirskiy-co-founder-of-social-network-dies-at-22.html</ref> An autopsy | + | [[CNN]] reported that on November 14, 2011 that "Zhitomirskiy committed [[suicide]], a source close to the company told CNNMoney on Sunday." It did not report how.<ref>https://money.cnn.com/2011/11/14/technology/diaspora_cofounder_died/</ref><ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/16/technology/ilya-zhitomirskiy-co-founder-of-social-network-dies-at-22.html</ref> An [[autopsy]] from the Medical Examiner's office formally ruled the death as a suicide in April 2012.{{cn}} |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:55, 22 July 2019
 Ilya Zhitomirskiy     (businessman, hacker) | |
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| Born | 12 October 1989 |
| Died | 12 November 2011 (Age 22) San Francisco |
Cause of death | Inert gas asphyxiation |
| Nationality | Russian, US |
| Victim of | premature death |
Ilya Zhitomirskiy co-developed Diaspora, a distributed social network which was marketed as a Facebook killer.
Activities
"Zhitomirskiy and his three co-founders have been very much rising stars in the tech startup world. Diaspora burst onto the scene by rasing more than $200,000 on the crowdfunding site Kickstarter while they were still at NYU."[1]
Death
CNN reported that on November 14, 2011 that "Zhitomirskiy committed suicide, a source close to the company told CNNMoney on Sunday." It did not report how.[2][3] An autopsy from the Medical Examiner's office formally ruled the death as a suicide in April 2012.[citation needed]
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