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Perspective API

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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Active: "The great tragedy is that …" 2 comments
Tragedy? The program ended and they go back home and reapply with their great qualifications. More of a speedbump than a tragedy.
Tragedy? The program ended and they go back home and reapply with their great qualifications. More of a speedbump than a tragedy.
Quebec Ends Economic Immigration Program | Your Morning · 1: Outliers
Close reading → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.00224762
Insult0.02173949
Profanity0.012585391
Threat0.008259222
Severe Toxicity0.0012493134
Low Tox 0.050821137 Low Con 0.278
Nov 28, 2025 1 likes Quebec Ends Economic Immigration Program …
The great tragedy is that small town Canadian students who wish to seek opportunities in large cities, will never be able to afford to rent let alone buy… They are doomed to live in their …
The great tragedy is that small town Canadian students who wish to seek opportunities in large cities, will never be able to afford to rent let alone buy… They are doomed to live in their small towns and hold on to small dreams… Here in Vancouver, the new immigrants wish to stay in and invest in large urban areas. They have extended family support to buy the real estate. Small-town Canadians don’t have a chance in this competition.
How Canada broke its immigration system · 31: Cluster #30
Close reading → Discourse → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.017465452
Insult0.01632893
Profanity0.009365883
Threat0.0058804373
Severe Toxicity0.00086307526
Low Tox 0.035220183 Constructive 0.605 Economic_Argument
Jun 20, 2025 24 likes How Canada broke its immigration …

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.