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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
{# Expects: explorer_rows, explorer_total, explorer_pages, current_page, page_range, filter_opts, f_q, f_polarity, f_tox_min, f_tox_max, f_sort, f_cluster, f_scope, explorer_reset_url #}

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Active: "Canada, don't back down against …" 453 comments · Page 19 of 19
Curious what experts say "they will give back more to Canada then they will cost in the beginning"? I would like to see some facts to back up that claim and how long that would …
Curious what experts say "they will give back more to Canada then they will cost in the beginning"? I would like to see some facts to back up that claim and how long that would take.
How much do refugees and immigrants get in … · 1: Cluster #1
Close reading → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.00362579
Insult0.007645877
Profanity0.0088961935
Threat0.0061425893
Severe Toxicity0.0004506111
Low Tox 0.010429831 Moderate Con 0.387
Aug 1, 2018 74 likes How much do refugees and …
It’s harder to get back into Canada being a Canadian citizen than it is to get into the states.
It’s harder to get back into Canada being a Canadian citizen than it is to get into the states.
· 6: Cluster #5
Close reading → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.003101066
Insult0.001349852
Profanity0.00005283596
Threat0.00010079269
Severe Toxicity0.0000029379269
Low Tox 0.0064019407
Dec 10, 2025
No more pr. Go back all. Clean Canada.
No more pr. Go back all. Clean Canada.
· 1: Outliers
Close reading → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.00020180264
Insult0.0013182673
Profanity0.00004923913
Threat0.00014148068
Severe Toxicity0.0000024845524
Low Tox 0.003138065
Apr 19, 2025 2 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.