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Toxicity Scores & Embeddings

Search and explore comments with their Perspective API toxicity/prosocial scores alongside AI sentiment labels.

Communalytic | Toxicity & prosocial scores, embeddings, and clusters generated via Communalytic (Social Media Lab, Toronto Metropolitan University) using Google's Perspective API.
Toxicity Scored
55,769
9.3% of 596,542 total
Prosocial Scored
54,229
Embeddings
55,418
403 clusters
Avg Tox / Con
0.245 / 0.328

Summary Charts

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All 13 Dimensions

Score Distribution

Scored: 55,769
Unscored: 596,542 remaining
9.3% complete
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Active: "These are all improvements" 53 comments · Page 3 of 3
Immigrants are vital to Canada's economic growth and demographic health. The challenges often attributed to them are largely consequences of policy gaps in integration, settlement support, and long-term infrastructure planning. Improving the system involves refining …
Immigrants are vital to Canada's economic growth and demographic health. The challenges often attributed to them are largely consequences of policy gaps in integration, settlement support, and long-term infrastructure planning. Improving the system involves refining immigrant selection and focusing on successful inclusion rather than reducing numbers.
Why Canada’s immigration system has hit a ‘breaking … · 1: Cluster #1
Close reading → Discourse → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.0103594
Insult0.008405882
Profanity0.009152388
Threat0.0060649146
Severe Toxicity0.00068187714
Low Tox 0.016838523 Constructive 0.563 Economic_Argument
Jan 19, 2026 Why Canada’s immigration system has …
Every improvement and benefit and tax reduction helps! Thank you Canada!
Every improvement and benefit and tax reduction helps! Thank you Canada!
Canada’s new rules in 2026 · 28: Cluster #27
Close reading → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.0027008436
Insult0.0067338715
Profanity0.008964512
Threat0.006003422
Severe Toxicity0.0005340576
Low Tox 0.0066285976 Constructive 0.534
Jan 12, 2026 Canada’s new rules in 2026
At lastly..government & authorities has taken absolutely extraordinary steps against..new immigration & jobs in immegrants should be close & send them backs without hesitations..housing crises & unemployment will be improved immediately..go ahead without delay…wakes up..wakes …
At lastly..government & authorities has taken absolutely extraordinary steps against..new immigration & jobs in immegrants should be close & send them backs without hesitations..housing crises & unemployment will be improved immediately..go ahead without delay…wakes up..wakes up..we are delayed in decision.
· 3: Cluster #2
Close reading → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.000048779526
Insult0.00014532087
Profanity0.000017338123
Threat0.000020040892
Severe Toxicity0.0000025921015
Low Tox 0.0003061768
Apr 14, 2025

Perspective API Dimensions Reference

13 dimensions explained

Toxic (6)

Toxicity
— Rude, disrespectful, or unreasonable
Severe Toxicity
— Very hateful or aggressive
Identity Attack
— Targeting race, religion, gender, etc.
Insult
— Inflammatory or provocative language
Profanity
— Swear words or obscene language
Threat
— Intention to inflict pain or violence

Prosocial (7)

Affinity
— Agreement or shared understanding
Compassion
— Concern for others' wellbeing
Curiosity
— Desire to learn or understand more
Nuance
— Acknowledges complexity or multiple perspectives
Personal Story
— Shares personal experience
Reasoning
— Evidence-based or logical argumentation
Respect
— Politeness and consideration for others
Data sources: comment_perspective_scores, comment_embeddings, and view_comment_sentiment · Scores are probability values (0–1) from Google's Perspective API via Communalytic.