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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: "You should go to Surrey …" 29 comments · Page 2 of 2
Surrey is like Brampton Jr. Our insurance rates keep going up. I wonder why.
Surrey is like Brampton Jr. Our insurance rates keep going up. I wonder why.
Inside Canada's Indian Invasion... · 6: Cluster #5
Close reading → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.0014429165
Insult0.011920903
Profanity0.009903891
Threat0.006136116
Severe Toxicity0.00064849854
Low Tox 0.017592486 Moderate Con 0.458
Jan 27, 2026 Inside Canada's Indian Invasion...
These are not disappeared, go check Surrey, Brampton and Scarborough
These are not disappeared, go check Surrey, Brampton and Scarborough
IRCC Names India in Study Permit Fraud | … · 1: Outliers
Close reading → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.0030708222
Insult0.008576883
Profanity0.01174849
Threat0.007741391
Severe Toxicity0.0008010864
Low Tox 0.016838523 Moderate Con 0.322
Sep 30, 2025 IRCC Names India in Study …
I thought this was going to be about sunny Surrey BC.
I thought this was going to be about sunny Surrey BC.
Inside Canada's Indian Metropolis (Brampton) · 133: Cluster #132
Close reading → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.00414376
Insult0.007607877
Profanity0.012073003
Threat0.006861079
Severe Toxicity0.0008916855
Low Tox 0.012000589 Moderate Con 0.353
Oct 3, 2025 1 likes Inside Canada's Indian Metropolis (Brampton)
Don’t blame USA for the lack of Canadian government responsibilities…last 10 years look at how Canada has had increased crime, drugs, look what’s going on in Surrey BC…..huge drug busts in Okanagan with street guns….so …
Don’t blame USA for the lack of Canadian government responsibilities…last 10 years look at how Canada has had increased crime, drugs, look what’s going on in Surrey BC…..huge drug busts in Okanagan with street guns….so being proactive on safety in the so called “new world” now….is positive…
· 27: Cluster #26
Close reading → Discourse → Video sentiment →
Identity Attack0.00049278134
Insult0.0012809078
Profanity0.00009218832
Threat0.00015802599
Severe Toxicity0.000003631664
Low Tox 0.005380478 Policy_Critique
Dec 9, 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.