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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: "He is a student of …" 755 comments · Page 31 of 31
Refugees make 7k with 4 kids . Great , LIMA Sold in market .Work permit need to cut in numbers . and International students needs to slow down .
Refugees make 7k with 4 kids . Great , LIMA Sold in market .Work permit need to cut in numbers . and International students needs to slow down .
· 3: Cluster #2
Close reading → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.000083146835
Insult0.00015745849
Profanity0.000015644278
Threat0.000037995556
Severe Toxicity0.0000022768295
Low Tox 0.0004362653
Dec 7, 2025
What about the unemployment rate Canadian citizens face as international students are working for cash and 2 or 3 jobs,
What about the unemployment rate Canadian citizens face as international students are working for cash and 2 or 3 jobs,
· 3: Cluster #2
Close reading → Discourse → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.00009613917
Insult0.00015556141
Profanity0.000015179934
Threat0.000023953597
Severe Toxicity0.0000022308889
Low Tox 0.0004076524 Economic_Argument
Apr 15, 2025 10 likes
They are not international students , they only attend schools one hour per week, and the rest of the week work for Tim Horton, Walmart, and so on for 6$ per hour .
They are not international students , they only attend schools one hour per week, and the rest of the week work for Tim Horton, Walmart, and so on for 6$ per hour .
· 3: Cluster #2
Close reading → Discourse → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.000067604684
Insult0.00016517218
Profanity0.00001567836
Threat0.000021490952
Severe Toxicity0.000002359121
Low Tox 0.00038852677 Unverified_Claim
Apr 19, 2025 7 likes
STUDENTS AND FOREIGN WORKERS DO NOT EVEN TRY TO COME TO AMERICA! THIS WILL NOT WE WISE AT ALL!
STUDENTS AND FOREIGN WORKERS DO NOT EVEN TRY TO COME TO AMERICA! THIS WILL NOT WE WISE AT ALL!
· 1: Outliers
Close reading → Discourse → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.00012846552
Insult0.00012721469
Profanity0.00001686141
Threat0.000029520783
Severe Toxicity0.0000027160195
Low Tox 0.0003856998 Call_To_Action
Apr 15, 2025 2 likes
My son is Canadian born and a college graduate. He was a smart student and very hard working person but until now he couldn't find a job even at Tim Horton. I noticed that a …
My son is Canadian born and a college graduate. He was a smart student and very hard working person but until now he couldn't find a job even at Tim Horton. I noticed that a lot of people who are working now are from India. They're the one who are getting experienced and etc.This is not fair to Canadians😢.
· 1: Outliers
Close reading → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.00010560334
Insult0.00015255246
Profanity0.000024591673
Threat0.000033847275
Severe Toxicity0.0000032942548
Low Tox 0.00037675962
Apr 19, 2025 28 likes

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.