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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: "I Just realized that this …" 106 comments · Page 5 of 5
Do the international students complaining about how they have to pay more for university than Canadian citizens not realize that we pay taxes that goes towards subsidizing our education?
Do the international students complaining about how they have to pay more for university than Canadian citizens not realize that we pay taxes that goes towards subsidizing our education?
Inside Canada's Indian Metropolis (Brampton) · 3: Cluster #2
Close reading → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.0076585566
Insult0.0116169015
Profanity0.00951106
Threat0.0058448366
Severe Toxicity0.00064849854
Low Tox 0.020607091 Moderate Con 0.441
Oct 8, 2025 7 likes Inside Canada's Indian Metropolis (Brampton)
Québec realized too much is too much.
Québec realized too much is too much.
Quebec Ends Economic Immigration Program | Your Morning · 1: Outliers
Close reading → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.0050687063
Insult0.012072904
Profanity0.009587918
Threat0.0059516393
Severe Toxicity0.0008010864
Low Tox 0.019603057 Low Con 0.212
Nov 23, 2025 2 likes Quebec Ends Economic Immigration Program …
Finally realizing this?
Finally realizing this?
How Canada broke its immigration system · 1: Outliers
Close reading → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.0022661188
Insult0.007892879
Profanity0.012687869
Threat0.007573096
Severe Toxicity0.0010108948
Low Tox 0.015267765 Moderate Con 0.329
Jun 18, 2025 7 likes How Canada broke its immigration …
Canadians need to realize that democracy continues to exist because of America. Without America we would be taken over. The next superpower will not have democracy or human rights
Canadians need to realize that democracy continues to exist because of America. Without America we would be taken over. The next superpower will not have democracy or human rights
· 1: Outliers
Close reading → Discourse → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.0016351287
Insult0.00039178698
Profanity0.000030854175
Threat0.000073747935
Severe Toxicity0.000002959524
Low Tox 0.002143695 Moral_Argument
Dec 8, 2025 14 likes
American here and we really don't care if you come to visit. We don't care if you buy our products or not. In fact, I would guess most Americans don't even know the tariff war …
American here and we really don't care if you come to visit. We don't care if you buy our products or not. In fact, I would guess most Americans don't even know the tariff war we have going on with your country. We are 12x your size and you folks really need to wake up and realize that.
· 1: Outliers
Close reading → Discourse → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.0001824266
Insult0.0005665862
Profanity0.000031188018
Threat0.000038105616
Severe Toxicity0.0000020557559
Low Tox 0.001267438 Identity_Assertion
Dec 7, 2025 12 likes
It's sobering to realize that many who have studied, worked, and built lives in Canada may now be left in limbo. The question isn't just about policy—it’s about identity, belonging, and the kind of future …
It's sobering to realize that many who have studied, worked, and built lives in Canada may now be left in limbo. The question isn't just about policy—it’s about identity, belonging, and the kind of future Canada envisions for itself. Can a nation remain strong while turning away those who have already contributed to its strength?
· 2: Cluster #1
Close reading → Discourse → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.00004286426
Insult0.00014268374
Profanity0.000018013197
Threat0.000017618344
Severe Toxicity0.0000025745335
Low Tox 0.00029857497 Moral_Argument
Apr 19, 2025 1 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.