Jim Steyer is preoccupied with protecting kids online.
The 69-year-old Bay Area professor and entrepreneur—and his advocacy group Common Sense Media—have shaped the highest-profile efforts to restrict and regulate social media both in California and across the nation.
His latest cause: a bill that would mandate warning labels on social media about mental health risk for minors. AI legislation is another priority, especially as the emerging technology is increasingly shaping children’s online experience, such as with chatbots. On Thursday, he’s scheduled to release the results of a Common Sense Media poll of parents on the House GOP budget package that ...