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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: "Very dramatic" 3 comments
Who would have thought an ideological zealot with a flare for dramatics would have gone overboard?! (On everything)😖
Who would have thought an ideological zealot with a flare for dramatics would have gone overboard?! (On everything)😖
How Canada broke its immigration system · 1: Outliers
Close reading → Discourse → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.0042547537
Insult0.033019636
Profanity0.014805742
Threat0.0071070488
Severe Toxicity0.001411438
Low Tox 0.08479069 Low Con 0.231 Humor_Satire
Jun 16, 2025 39 likes How Canada broke its immigration …
I'm sympathetic to honest hard-working people. Free healthcare has made the dollar value 📉 dramatically. Most of these people have to leave
I'm sympathetic to honest hard-working people. Free healthcare has made the dollar value 📉 dramatically. Most of these people have to leave
2.9 million Canadian temporary visas expire in 2025-2026 · 27: Cluster #26
Close reading → Discourse → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.0035517942
Insult0.015416925
Profanity0.010996987
Threat0.0063885585
Severe Toxicity0.000705719
Low Tox 0.03192045 Constructive 0.596 Economic_Argument
Jan 16, 2026 2.9 million Canadian temporary visas …
Finally Canada is doing something about this long-standing problem. I hope this number increases dramatically in the near future.
Finally Canada is doing something about this long-standing problem. I hope this number increases dramatically in the near future.
Deportations From Canada at Their Highest Level in … · 1: Cluster #1
Close reading → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.003144818
Insult0.007151874
Profanity0.009297565
Threat0.006977591
Severe Toxicity0.00064373016
Low Tox 0.009990019 Moderate Con 0.486
Dec 24, 2025 14 likes Deportations From Canada at Their …

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.