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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: "The definition of madness is …" 1 comment
The definition of madness is doing the same thing multiple times and expecting a different result. Nowhere to rent. No houses under $1mil. Skyrocketing gas and grocery prices. Overall cost of living is skyrocketing. Wages …
The definition of madness is doing the same thing multiple times and expecting a different result. Nowhere to rent. No houses under $1mil. Skyrocketing gas and grocery prices. Overall cost of living is skyrocketing. Wages are painfully low. But we'll keep voting for the same governments that have made the choices that have led to these problems over and over again. Madness.
Why Canadians Are Turning Against Immigrants. · 2: Cluster #1
Close reading → Discourse → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.003921773
Insult0.07301756
Profanity0.026863953
Threat0.007340072
Severe Toxicity0.0020694733
Low Tox 0.14950264 Constructive 0.538 Policy_Critique
Sep 9, 2025 1 likes Why Canadians Are Turning Against …

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.