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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: "why are tax payers paying …" 28 comments · Page 2 of 2
These financial INCENTIVES are PULL FACTORS that draw them here. No wonder they are pouring over the borders looking for handouts. Who pays for legal aid, translating fees, public schooling, job training, food stamps, house …
These financial INCENTIVES are PULL FACTORS that draw them here. No wonder they are pouring over the borders looking for handouts. Who pays for legal aid, translating fees, public schooling, job training, food stamps, house subsidizing and uninsured hospital stays? Tax payers who’ve been paying in for years. So yeah.. that’s why they’re concerned...
How much do refugees and immigrants get in … · 1: Cluster #1
Close reading → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.006696612
Insult0.016024929
Profanity0.011458136
Threat0.006110225
Severe Toxicity0.0011587143
Low Tox 0.030270588 Constructive 0.574
Jan 28, 2019 How much do refugees and …
Who is paying for this free food? Someone is fitting the bill, is it the tax payers?!
Who is paying for this free food? Someone is fitting the bill, is it the tax payers?!
Inside Canada's Indian Metropolis (Brampton) · 136: Cluster #135
Close reading → Discourse → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.0015169121
Insult0.009526889
Profanity0.010279642
Threat0.0058966195
Severe Toxicity0.0005865097
Low Tox 0.014576632 Low Con 0.198 Economic_Argument
Sep 26, 2025 Inside Canada's Indian Metropolis (Brampton)
I agree with this policy because I know of people sponsor oring for their family and when some of them get here the put tax payers to pay the bill for medical and also when …
I agree with this policy because I know of people sponsor oring for their family and when some of them get here the put tax payers to pay the bill for medical and also when the family get here they stop supporting them and the Canadians has to maintain them. It also become a burden on
· 1: Outliers
Close reading → Discourse → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.000053683372
Insult0.00012659596
Profanity0.000018385608
Threat0.000019574416
Severe Toxicity0.0000026482826
Low Tox 0.00028052746 Economic_Argument
Apr 14, 2025 21 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.