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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 #}

Comment Explorer

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: "We need ICE now" 127 comments · Page 6 of 6
I bet we don’t need an ICE agency to do it either.
I bet we don’t need an ICE agency to do it either.
Canadian immigration officers investigating hundreds identified by extortion … · 1: Outliers
Close reading → Discourse → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.0027193425
Insult0.00817788
Profanity0.0103821205
Threat0.006427396
Severe Toxicity0.0006866455
Low Tox 0.01237757 Low Con 0.175 Policy_Critique
Feb 19, 2026 Canadian immigration officers investigating hundreds …
Canada needs its own version of ICE. An ICE that does its job but at the meantime doesn't go unchecked.
Canada needs its own version of ICE. An ICE that does its job but at the meantime doesn't go unchecked.
2.9 million Canadian temporary visas expire in 2025-2026 · 37: Cluster #36
Close reading → Discourse → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.0030153254
Insult0.007987879
Profanity0.009493981
Threat0.0065050707
Severe Toxicity0.0006198883
Low Tox 0.010806813 Low Con 0.282 Call_To_Action
Feb 21, 2026 2.9 million Canadian temporary visas …

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.