Social media famously hijacks our attention, but research has begun to tell us how design interventions can help unhook us and reduce unwanted use. Now LLM…

Reduce partisan animosity

Reduce partisan animosity.

Reduce partisan animosity

Reduce partisan animosity.

Reduce partisan animosity.

Convening Researchers and Practitioners to Catalyze Practice-Informed Research

Academics and other researchers outside of industry produce hundreds of studies a year to investigate and inform the use of prosocial design in digital spaces.…

Academics and other researchers outside of industry produce hundreds of studies a year to investigate and inform the use of prosocial design in digital spaces.…

Research suggests fair moderation can reduce harm and foster healthier engagement

Increase civility in online discussions

A review of the evidence from PDN's Design Library.

How can we foster connection in social gaming spaces? In Fall 2025, Roblox and Prosocial Design Network brought together more than 40 academics and Roblox team…

Expert Working Group Report

Register for the Global Expo 2026 on May 20. Join technologists, civil society, and peacebuilders exploring intentional tech design for trust and collaboration.

A conversation with the team behind New_ Public's Roundabout.

LLMs have created new, exciting avenues for social science research through the ability to simulate human behavior at scale. With AI agents that interact,…

Does it matter what rules communities set if they want prosocial outcomes?

Increase engagement with high quality content

There's strong evidence that setting clear community norms and rules results in healthier interactions - and even more engagement. But does it matter what…

There's strong evidence that setting clear community norms and rules results in healthier interactions - and even more engagement. But does it matter what…

A conversation with the team behind New_ Public's Roundabout.

The methods and recommendations from 31 researchers who gathered at a day-long workshop.

There's strong evidence that setting clear community norms and rules results in healthier interactions - and even more engagement. But does it matter what…

Social media algorithms are, with exceptions, designed to engage. Critics contend that comes at a cost to civic society by amplifying content that stirs…

The board said a crowd-sourced approach, which replaced the company’s third-party fact checking in the U.S., may not be safe in other regions.

A new study suggests that algorithms can influence attitudes toward political outgroups.

At PDN we mostly think about prosocial design as elements that can be integrated into an online space to foster healthy outcomes. But what if you created a…

Jonathan Stray on how our feeds can support "better conflict."

This two-study investigation examines how identity-based digital nudges influence politeness in online communication. Study 1 employs a Regression Discontinuity Design (RDD) to evaluate a TikTok po...

AI-drafted notes that update with community input

Four thought leaders examine how AI design is reshaping trust, relationships, and our capacity to cooperate.

Platform social media feeds are designed to engage, often with harmful effects - from merely distracting us to fomenting violent divisions within societies. We…

We’ve just updated our confidence rating for Digital Self-Control Apps.

Three lessons from running comments at The Times of London

We report on our researcher-practitioner convening with Roblox

Social gaming, even more so than social media, depends on its users not just being engaged but having fulfilling experiences. That's perhaps why social gaming…

Social gaming, even more so than social media, depends on its users not just being engaged but having fulfilling experiences. That's perhaps why social gaming…

A conversation with Sabhanaz Rashid Diya, Executive Director of Tech Global Institute