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Civic Health Project

@civichealthproject.bsky.social

Harnessing social cohesion technology to create digital spaces that foster connection, reduce polarization, and strengthen democracy online and offline.

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Civic Health Project@civichealthproject.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Join Newsweek, @allsidesnow.bsky.social, and Living Room Conversatons on Nov 6 for the National Roundtable on Political Violence. Thousands of Americans will meet online to talk, listen, and take action together. www.allsides.com/national-rou...

National Roundtable on Political Violence

Talk with your political opposite and take action. Join thousands of Americans on Nov. 6 to prove positive action can replace the violence threatening our society.

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Civic Health Project@civichealthproject.bsky.social · 12mo ago

A glimpse of how technology can serve democracy. We the People uses AI not to divide, but to draw out reflection, common ground, and the shared values that sustain us.

Council on Tech and Social Cohesion@socialcohesiontech.bsky.social · 12mo ago

What happens when thousands of Americans from every congressional district share their views on freedom and equality, with the help of an AI? That’s the promise of We the People, a new initiative from Jigsaw and the Napolitan Institute. techandsocialcohesion.substack.com/p/the-ai-lis...

Civic Health Project@civichealthproject.bsky.social · 12mo ago

When technology is designed to foster local belonging and shared identity, it can strengthen the very social fabric so many fear is unraveling. This is the kind of evidence we need to reimagine digital spaces—not as engines of outrage, but as platforms that help us connect with our communities.

New_ Public@newpublic.org · 12mo ago

RESEARCH: Participating in local conversations can strengthen your connection to your community, online & off. A study found active, long-term participants in their local subreddit were more likely to be civically involved & report a higher sense of belonging. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Two side-by-side charts comparing outcomes between random subreddits (blue) and city subreddits (orange) based on subscription tenure. Chart (a) shows "Sense of Local Belonging by Subreddit Tenure" with y-axis from 3.8 to 4.15. For subscriptions of 7 days or less, both subreddit types show similar scores around 3.95-3.97 with overlapping confidence intervals. For subscriptions longer than 7 days, city subreddits increase to about 4.13 while random subreddits decrease to about 3.92, creating a clear separation. Chart (b) shows "Political Participation by Subreddit Tenure" with y-axis from 2.3 to 2.8. The pattern reverses here: for short tenure (≤7 days), both types score similarly around 2.5-2.65. For longer tenure (>7 days), city subreddits increase to about 2.8 while random subreddits decrease to about 2.4. The caption explains that differences between city and random subreddits become more pronounced with longer subscription periods for both local belonging and political participation measures.
Civic Health Project@civichealthproject.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Heavy social media users are nearly 4x more likely than light users to justify political violence. s. The stakes are clear: if we want to counter the rise of political violence, technology has to be part of the solution, not just part of the problem.

More in Common US@moreincommonus.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Our latest newsletter provides a clearer, more evidence-based view of Americans' attitudes towards political violence than what you may find in your social media feed: moreincommon.substack.com/p/attitudes-...

Civic Health Project@civichealthproject.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Trust in chatbots is 30% higher than in elected officials — and 38% of people feel that AI could make better decisions on their behalf than government representatives. techandsocialcohesion.substack.com/p/more-peopl...

More people trust chatbots than elected leaders

What new research reveals about our evolving relationship with AI—and how chatbots are filling the trust gap in the social contract.

techandsocialcohesion.substack.com

Listen First Project@listenfirstproject.bsky.social · 12mo ago

We are deeply disturbed by the news that Charlie Kirk was shot while speaking at UVU today. We stand alongside bipartisan leaders and elected officials who have condemned this attack on a fellow American. We denounce this shooting and all forms of political violence.

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Council on Tech and Social Cohesion@socialcohesiontech.bsky.social · last yr.

Google’s AI Overview puts summaries at the top of search results. Helpful? Maybe. But it also makes AI an unaccountable gatekeeper—shaping what we see, and what we don’t. What’s your take?

Justin Hendrix@justinhendrix.bsky.social · last yr.

"As AI overviews become the default gateway to information, we risk creating a generation of users who consume knowledge without question, publishers who cannot sustain quality journalism, and a public sphere increasingly shaped by the statistical patterns embedded in large language models."

Civic Health Project@civichealthproject.bsky.social · last yr.

25 orgs. 2,798 surveys. One finding: bridging works. SCIM shows measurable gains in empathy, respect & reduced animosity — and these same indicators can guide prosocial tech design.

Council on Tech and Social Cohesion@socialcohesiontech.bsky.social · last yr.

The data is in: bridging works. 📊 From SCIM to the Peace Impact Framework, we can measure reduced polarization & stronger trust offline — and now bring those same indicators into tech design. If we can measure it, we can design for it. techandsocialcohesion.substack.com/p/the-scienc...

Civic Health Project@civichealthproject.bsky.social · last yr.

31 members of Congress. No party labels. No talking points. No posturing. Just one hour of real, crosspartisan dialogue. Bridge Grades crunched the data—and many of them are walking the walk. Let’s make this the norm, not the exception. bridgegrades.substack.com/p/a-bipartis...

A bipartisan group of Congress got friendly for an hour - a small but notable moment

On Thursday morning, No Labels brought together 28 House Representatives and 3 Senators to discuss bipartisan collaboration--an important step as bridgers find each other and begin dialogue.

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Council on Tech and Social Cohesion@socialcohesiontech.bsky.social · last yr.

What if tech didn’t divide us—but helped rebuild trust? On June 26, the Global EXPO on Tech & Social Cohesion. Demos, policy convos, tools for healthy online spaces, and more. Join in DC, Kathmandu, or online. techandsocialcohesion.substack.com/p/join-us-fo...

Join us for the global EXPO on Technology and Social Cohesion

Practical tools, emerging evidence and global insights will be featured in this HYBRID event on June 26

techandsocialcohesion.substack.com

Civic Health Project@civichealthproject.bsky.social · last yr.

Algorithms prioritize velocity—what spreads fastest wins. That means outrage, fear, and lies get amplified. It’s not accidental. It’s a design choice. And it doesn’t have to be that way.

Tech Policy Press@techpolicypress.bsky.social · last yr.

When it comes to platform governance, we must reframe the conversation towards mandating transparency and accountability, with a specific focus on the internal recommendation engines, writes Tech Policy Press contributing editor Amber Sinha:

Civic Health Project@civichealthproject.bsky.social · last yr.

Designing social media with user choice at its core isn’t just a feature—it’s a foundational principle for building technology that fosters social cohesion. When platforms prioritize agency, they create space for trust, connection, and healthier digital communities.

Project Liberty @projectliberty.io · last yr.

One more post about the Digital Choice Act from @harvardash.bsky.social on how the legislation has the potential to reshape social media.