Eli Pariser

Eli Pariser is an author, activist, and entrepreneur. He has stated that his focus is "how to make technology and media serve democracy". He became executive director of MoveOn.org in 2004, where he helped pioneer the practice of online citizen engagement. He is the co-founder of Upworthy, a website for meaningful viral content, and Avaaz, a global citizen's organization. His bestselling book, The Filter Bubble: What the Internet Is Hiding from You, introduced the term “filter bubble” to the lexicon. He is currently an Omidyar Fellow at New America and co-directs the Civic Signals project at the National Conference on Citizenship.

17 December 1980

Born on the same birth date (17 December 1980): Alexandra Papageorgiou • Ryan Hunter-Reay • Suzy Batkovic

Born on the same birth day (17 December): Armin Mueller-Stahl • Charles C. Banks • Claire Forlani • Dominic Lawson • Gregory Campbell (ice hockey) • Jack L. Chalker • Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu • Kenneth Dike • Mansoor al-Jamri • Vanessa Zima • Willem Schermerhorn • Łukasz Broź

Born in the same month (December 1980): Adi Keissar • Alexandra Papageorgiou • Anthony da Silva • Brian Cook (basketball) • Danielle Downey • Eliza Dushku • Jessica Paré • Kristjan Kitsing • Matt Cross (wrestler) • Ryan Hunter-Reay • Sarah Chang • Serge Pizzorno • Tomas Kalnoky