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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: "Canadians first" 203 comments · Page 9 of 9
They shouldn't have come in the first place now Canadians have to waste hundreds of millions deporting them.If I was going to move to a foreign country I'd do research on jobs,housing,cost of living etc …
They shouldn't have come in the first place now Canadians have to waste hundreds of millions deporting them.If I was going to move to a foreign country I'd do research on jobs,housing,cost of living etc they obviously didn't then complain they can't make it.Go home.
· 2: Cluster #1
Close reading → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.0043322137
Insult0.0011908403
Profanity0.00004395006
Threat0.0005412362
Severe Toxicity0.00000458772
Low Tox 0.009554655
Apr 23, 2025 1 likes
Good. Too many immigrants is a strain on all benefits for Canadian citizens. Citizens should be cared for first and foremost.
Good. Too many immigrants is a strain on all benefits for Canadian citizens. Citizens should be cared for first and foremost.
· 2: Cluster #1
Close reading → Discourse → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.008180447
Insult0.0014411219
Profanity0.000020158452
Threat0.00014765137
Severe Toxicity0.0000027731217
Low Tox 0.0092437975 Economic_Argument
Apr 16, 2025 83 likes
I was one of the first ones who got PR though Jason Kenney's Canadian Experience class. Thank you, Mr. Kenney.
I was one of the first ones who got PR though Jason Kenney's Canadian Experience class. Thank you, Mr. Kenney.
LILLEY UNLEASHED: The fall of Canada’s once enviable … · 28: Cluster #27
Close reading → Discourse → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.0018961402
Insult0.006296869
Profanity0.00950252
Threat0.006110225
Severe Toxicity0.00046491623
Low Tox 0.005340576 Constructive 0.665 Personal_Narrative
Feb 17, 2026 6 likes 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.