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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 do not trust Justin …" 2 comments
How can any Canadian trust CBC, they work for justin.
How can any Canadian trust CBC, they work for justin.
How much do refugees and immigrants get in … · 1: Cluster #1
Close reading → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.014048826
Insult0.02657372
Profanity0.0103992
Threat0.006136116
Severe Toxicity0.0013446808
Low Tox 0.054037213 Low Con 0.209
Dec 25, 2018 How much do refugees and …
And because of what Justin Trudeau did I don't trust the government anymore
And because of what Justin Trudeau did I don't trust the government anymore
Why Canadians Are Turning Against Immigrants. · 23: Cluster #22
Close reading → Discourse → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.005401687
Insult0.024382202
Profanity0.01041628
Threat0.006530962
Severe Toxicity0.0010919571
Low Tox 0.053295042 Moderate Con 0.436 Policy_Critique
Aug 29, 2025 Why Canadians Are Turning Against …

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.