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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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Browse comments with toxicity & constructive scores. Filter by keyword, polarity, toxicity range, or cluster.

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Clear all | Quick: Toxic (>0.5) Most constructive High toxicity (>0.7) Most liked
Active: "when did he start caring …" 26 comments · Page 2 of 2
"The Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) provides temporary health care coverage for specific groups in Canada, such as refugees and asylum claimants, who do not have access to provincial or territorial health insurance. It covers …
"The Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) provides temporary health care coverage for specific groups in Canada, such as refugees and asylum claimants, who do not have access to provincial or territorial health insurance. It covers essential medical services, but some supplemental benefits will require co-payments starting May 1, 2026"
LILLEY UNLEASHED: The fall of Canada’s once enviable … · 1: Outliers
Close reading → Discourse → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.0034592997
Insult0.006344369
Profanity0.0092292465
Threat0.0059937127
Severe Toxicity0.00047683716
Low Tox 0.006722843 Constructive 0.516 Question
Feb 17, 2026 LILLEY UNLEASHED: The fall of …

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.