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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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Clear all | Quick: Toxic (>0.5) Most constructive High toxicity (>0.7) Most liked
Active: "of course it's immigration lawyers …" 2 comments
of course it's immigration lawyers lobbying paid for this skewed news piece.
of course it's immigration lawyers lobbying paid for this skewed news piece.
Why Canada’s immigration system has hit a ‘breaking … · 1: Cluster #1
Close reading → Discourse → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.057492398
Insult0.076819435
Profanity0.017367685
Threat0.006874025
Severe Toxicity0.0024414062
Low Tox 0.1693855 Low Con 0.125 Policy_Critique
Jan 22, 2026 Why Canada’s immigration system has …
Certified specialist in immigration law ? What does that mean ? An online course ? Is he a lawyer? I think I’m gonna be a certified specialist too
Certified specialist in immigration law ? What does that mean ? An online course ? Is he a lawyer? I think I’m gonna be a certified specialist too
· 3: Cluster #2
Close reading → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.00004826176
Insult0.00015024586
Profanity0.000017134187
Threat0.000021368374
Severe Toxicity0.000002209171
Low Tox 0.00032191526
Dec 10, 2025

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.