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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: "Canada needs to deport the …" 79 comments · Page 4 of 4
Canada needs to deport permanent residents for 10years or more. They have their time to apply for citizenship but chose not to.
Canada needs to deport permanent residents for 10years or more. They have their time to apply for citizenship but chose not to.
Canada's tighter immigration policy divides the country • … · 1: Outliers
Close reading → Discourse → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.03249594
Insult0.018710041
Profanity0.0108774295
Threat0.011146127
Severe Toxicity0.0022125244
Low Tox 0.07450261 Moderate Con 0.327 Policy_Critique
Feb 14, 2026 Canada's tighter immigration policy divides …
I get what people are saying in regards to the more recent influx BUT for everyone talking about deportation……..you DO REALIZE THAT all of us who aren’t Native ARE immigrants & at some point we …
I get what people are saying in regards to the more recent influx BUT for everyone talking about deportation……..you DO REALIZE THAT all of us who aren’t Native ARE immigrants & at some point we or our ancestors did this to the Native people. Just think about it & again I get WHY people feel that way but we ALL essentially took Canada from the Native people so we ALL as a country NEED to do better!!!! 👍🙂
Why Canadians Are Turning Against Immigrants. · 14: Cluster #13
Close reading → Discourse → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.025806036
Insult0.01617693
Profanity0.010706633
Threat0.006317357
Severe Toxicity0.0014972687
Low Tox 0.046368107 Constructive 0.722 Moral_Argument
Aug 28, 2025 Why Canadians Are Turning Against …
A drop in the bucket. Canada needs to increase deportations by a factor of 100. So instead of deporting 18,000, they need to deport 1.8 million. And even that isn't enough.
A drop in the bucket. Canada needs to increase deportations by a factor of 100. So instead of deporting 18,000, they need to deport 1.8 million. And even that isn't enough.
Deportations From Canada at Their Highest Level in … · 1: Cluster #1
Close reading → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.016159095
Insult0.014086916
Profanity0.010535837
Threat0.008789998
Severe Toxicity0.0013160706
Low Tox 0.045625936 Moderate Con 0.385
Dec 26, 2025 Deportations From Canada at Their …
Canada needs to hire ICE to handle deportation.
Canada needs to hire ICE to handle deportation.
Deportations From Canada at Their Highest Level in … · 1: Cluster #1
Close reading → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.014551271
Insult0.011730902
Profanity0.010262563
Threat0.008945347
Severe Toxicity0.0013637543
Low Tox 0.03875561 Low Con 0.146
Dec 25, 2025 2 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.