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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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Clear all | Quick: Toxic (>0.5) Most constructive High toxicity (>0.7) Most liked
Active: "A grandfather clause is the …" 2 comments
Lets hope the grandfather clause goes through. I'm all for restricting immigration, but lets not kick everyone out and ruin their lives.
Lets hope the grandfather clause goes through. I'm all for restricting immigration, but lets not kick everyone out and ruin their lives.
Canada's tighter immigration policy divides the country • … · 4: Cluster #3
Close reading → Discourse → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.061130337
Insult0.0233509
Profanity0.019690514
Threat0.13144556
Severe Toxicity0.0048446655
Low Tox 0.15435068 Constructive 0.639 Policy_Critique
Feb 11, 2026 Canada's tighter immigration policy divides …
A grandfather clause is the equivalent of amnesty. Once you give amnesty, your doors will remain open, attracting people worldwide. Look at what has happened to the US after a general amnesty was passed in …
A grandfather clause is the equivalent of amnesty. Once you give amnesty, your doors will remain open, attracting people worldwide. Look at what has happened to the US after a general amnesty was passed in 1986.
Canada's tighter immigration policy divides the country • … · 4: Cluster #3
Close reading → Discourse → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.002885833
Insult0.00815888
Profanity0.010228404
Threat0.006641001
Severe Toxicity0.000603199
Low Tox 0.014073989 Moderate Con 0.425 Comparative_Framing
Feb 11, 2026 2 likes Canada's tighter immigration policy divides …

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.