DETECTING POTENTIALLY ABUSIVE ACTION IN AN ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORK
First Claim
1. A computer-based method for detecting a potentially abusive action for an online social network of a user, comprising:
- determining a reputation profile for the online social network based at least in part upon one or more of;
a network expansion profile for the online social network; and
a communication profile for the online social network; and
detecting that an action of the online social network is potentially abusive, using a computer-based processor, based at least in part upon the reputation profile.
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Abstract
One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for detecting a potentially abusive action for an online social network of a user. A network expansion profile and/or communications profile may be determined for the online social network of the user, by tracking user actions while building and/or maintaining the online social network. A reputation profile, such as a rating, for the online social network can be determined by combining information from the network expansion profile for the online social network and/or the communication profile for the online social network. Based upon the determined reputation profile, an action of the online social network, such as sending a communication, may be identified as potentially abusive and thus be treated as such (e.g., be accompanied by a warning to intended recipients that the communication may be from a spammer).
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-based method for detecting a potentially abusive action for an online social network of a user, comprising:
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determining a reputation profile for the online social network based at least in part upon one or more of; a network expansion profile for the online social network; and a communication profile for the online social network; and detecting that an action of the online social network is potentially abusive, using a computer-based processor, based at least in part upon the reputation profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for detecting a potentially abusive action for an online social network, comprising:
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a computer-based processor configured to process data for the system; a reputation profile generation component, operably coupled with the processor, configured to determine a reputation profile for the online social network based at least in part upon one or more of; a network expansion profile for the online social network; and a communication profile for the online social network; and an abusive action detection component, operably coupled with the reputation profile generation component, configured to detect a potentially abusive action for the online social network, based at least in part upon the reputation profile. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions that when executed via a processor on a computer perform a method for detecting a potentially abusive action for an online social network, comprising:
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determining a network expansion profile for the online social network comprising determining one or more of; a connection attempts rating; a connection attempts quality rating; a connection attempts response rating; and a connection attempt post response actions rating; determining a communication profile for the online social network comprising determining one or more of; an outgoing communications rating for outgoing communications from the online social network; an incoming communications rating for incoming communications to the online social network; and a responses rating for responses to the outgoing communications; determining a reputation profile for the online social network based at least in part upon the network expansion profile for the online social network and the communication profile for the online social network, comprising generating a reputation rating for the online social network; and detecting that an action of the online social network is potentially abusive, comprising comparing the reputation rating to a desired abusive action threshold.
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