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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: "Why CBSA Can't control these …" 2 comments
Why CBSA Can't control these illegal
Why CBSA Can't control these illegal
Migrants cross into Canada near Hemmingford · 2: Cluster #1
Close reading → Discourse → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.1808059
Insult0.100019015
Profanity0.031140719
Threat0.010628296
Severe Toxicity0.0066375732
Low Tox 0.23739935 Low Con 0.192 Policy_Critique
Jan 5, 2026 Migrants cross into Canada near …
Fine those diploma mills, and fraudulent employers, take those funds plus more tax dollars fund CBSA to round up and deport. Expand CBSA powers, add immigration control as secondary task to local police, and lease …
Fine those diploma mills, and fraudulent employers, take those funds plus more tax dollars fund CBSA to round up and deport. Expand CBSA powers, add immigration control as secondary task to local police, and lease a cruise ship to deport them back.
IRCC Names India in Study Permit Fraud | … · 1: Outliers
Close reading → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.048737846
Insult0.14331897
Profanity0.016411226
Threat0.030278467
Severe Toxicity0.005493164
Low Tox 0.22980402 Moderate Con 0.323
Oct 1, 2025 1 likes IRCC Names India in Study …

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.