Jim Steyer
James Pearson "Jim" Steyer (born 1956) is an American child advocate, civil rights attorney, professor and author. He is most known for founding Common Sense Media, a non-partisan organization dedicated to improving media and entertainment choices for kids and families.Prior to launching Common Sense Media, Steyer founded and served as Chairman and CEO of JP Kids, an educational media company for children. Steyer also founded and served as President of Children Now, a national child advocacy and media organization.Steyer has been teaching courses as a professor at Stanford University in political science, education, civil rights and civil liberties for 25 years. He also authored two books: The Other Parent: The Inside Story of the Media’s Effect on our Children, which focuses on the effects certain media and government regulators have on children, and Talking Back to Facebook: The Common Sense Guide to Raising Kids in the Digital Age. Steyer hosted a weekly television segment called "Kids and the Media" on CBS-5 TV in San Francisco.In 2011, the New York Times reported that Steyer was helping build the Center for the Next Generation, a nonprofit that aims to influence public policy debates focused on national children’s and energy issues.When Google announced in January 2012 that it would be compiling data about users from across its many sites, Steyer was quoted as saying that "Even if the company believes that tracking users across all platforms improves their services, consumers should still have the option to opt out — especially the kids and teens who are avid users of YouTube, Gmail and Google Search.
Personal facts
| Alias (AKA) | Steyer Jim |
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| Birth date | January 01, 1956 |
| Birth name | James Pearson Steyer |
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