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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 #}

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Clear all | Quick: Toxic (>0.5) Most constructive High toxicity (>0.7) Most liked
Active: "The cuts to temporary foreign …" 2 comments
The cuts to temporary foreign workers, refugees, and other immigrants do not go near far enough. Maximum number allowed, in total, should be no more than 60,000, laser focused on STEM and medical grads.
The cuts to temporary foreign workers, refugees, and other immigrants do not go near far enough. Maximum number allowed, in total, should be no more than 60,000, laser focused on STEM and medical grads.
Canada’s new rules in 2026 · 4: Cluster #3
Close reading → Discourse → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.033784978
Insult0.0154929245
Profanity0.009835573
Threat0.007521313
Severe Toxicity0.0014400482
Low Tox 0.050573748 Moderate Con 0.418 Policy_Critique
Jan 6, 2026 58 likes Canada’s new rules in 2026
How about cuts in temporary foreign workers? How about making sure the 3.5 million on temporary visas are getting out?
How about cuts in temporary foreign workers? How about making sure the 3.5 million on temporary visas are getting out?
Canada’s new rules in 2026 · 1: Outliers
Close reading → Discourse → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.016762028
Insult0.010400894
Profanity0.010518758
Threat0.0076119336
Severe Toxicity0.0010871887
Low Tox 0.029563503 Moderate Con 0.331 Policy_Critique
Jan 15, 2026 Canada’s new rules in 2026

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.