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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: "So how close are we …" 232 comments · Page 10 of 10
Thats great, get them out. Close the door, and get wright about new to Canada. So it works.
Thats great, get them out. Close the door, and get wright about new to Canada. So it works.
· 2: Cluster #1
Close reading → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.00013275402
Insult0.00033689852
Profanity0.000025999867
Threat0.0001952684
Severe Toxicity0.0000027366818
Low Tox 0.0011696401
Apr 15, 2025 2 likes
Easy, dont go and start closing the boarder.
Easy, dont go and start closing the boarder.
· 47: Cluster #46
Close reading → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.00008979923
Insult0.00036531076
Profanity0.00002849948
Threat0.000117597716
Severe Toxicity0.0000021890503
Low Tox 0.001168439
Dec 9, 2025
They should totally close the immigration for allowing those applications overseas.
They should totally close the immigration for allowing those applications overseas.
· 1: Outliers
Close reading → Discourse → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.00017071742
Insult0.0001908816
Profanity0.000014361178
Threat0.00005304133
Severe Toxicity0.000002226937
Low Tox 0.00072876364 Policy_Critique
Apr 15, 2025 33 likes
Just close the border. We each go our own way.
Just close the border. We each go our own way.
· 47: Cluster #46
Close reading → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.00013174806
Insult0.00017121837
Profanity0.000021346621
Threat0.000038713973
Severe Toxicity0.0000021167386
Low Tox 0.000578332
Dec 11, 2025
Maybe Canada should close the alcan high way......or start charging a per pound tax for road maintenance.....and getting American travelers to give fingerprints and pictures as well.
Maybe Canada should close the alcan high way......or start charging a per pound tax for road maintenance.....and getting American travelers to give fingerprints and pictures as well.
· 1: Outliers
Close reading → Discourse → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.00010464162
Insult0.0001670604
Profanity0.000019285786
Threat0.00003001635
Severe Toxicity0.000002430602
Low Tox 0.00045477043 Humor_Satire
Dec 9, 2025
In reality, all countries, do use immigration, to open, and, or close immigrants, (** based on their labor, economic, and population needs. **) Must recall, housing, and public services must be in sync, monitored, statistics …
In reality, all countries, do use immigration, to open, and, or close immigrants, (** based on their labor, economic, and population needs. **) Must recall, housing, and public services must be in sync, monitored, statistics wise, to ensure a realistic societial balance, as it relates to humanities basic needs .
· 3: Cluster #2
Close reading → Discourse → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.00011594013
Insult0.0001200341
Profanity0.000015637746
Threat0.000022836968
Severe Toxicity0.0000028227053
Low Tox 0.00034215854 Policy_Critique
Apr 15, 2025 3 likes
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.