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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: "Trump is in the process …" 2 comments
Hmmm I wonder how the folks who western countries colonized felt. They did NOT have a choice when their cultures where taken over and destroyed. I see this as the West gettng their Karma and …
Hmmm I wonder how the folks who western countries colonized felt. They did NOT have a choice when their cultures where taken over and destroyed. I see this as the West gettng their Karma and Trump is helping the process move along a lot faster.
Why Canadians Are Turning Against Immigrants. · 19: Cluster #18
Close reading → Discourse → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.03919895
Insult0.034562174
Profanity0.015932998
Threat0.010835429
Severe Toxicity0.002822876
Low Tox 0.112850055 Constructive 0.567 Moral_Argument
Sep 10, 2025 1 likes Why Canadians Are Turning Against …
Last I heard Canadiens don’t have an issue with immigration and the current government is reviewing the process anyhow so what is your problem here right? Trump loving Toronto Sun
Last I heard Canadiens don’t have an issue with immigration and the current government is reviewing the process anyhow so what is your problem here right? Trump loving Toronto Sun
BATRA’S BURNING QUESTIONS: Canada’s absent and clueless Immigration … · 1: Outliers
Close reading → Discourse → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.014752249
Insult0.021868404
Profanity0.011014067
Threat0.0060713873
Severe Toxicity0.0011396408
Low Tox 0.05131592 Moderate Con 0.326 Meta_Commentary
Mar 2, 2026 BATRA’S BURNING QUESTIONS: Canada’s absent …

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.