Automatically managing objectionable behavior in a web-based social network
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- establishing a policy threshold for a plurality of different types of user actions performed in a social networking system, wherein the policy threshold comprises a first non-zero predetermined number of times that a user performs an action that affects one or more users within a specific group of users of the social networking system and a second non-zero predetermined number of times that the user performs an action that affects one or more users outside the specific group of users, and wherein the first predetermined number is greater than the second predetermined number;
maintaining by the computer system, for a first user, a count for the number of times intra-group actions are performed and for the number of times inter-group actions are performed;
receiving information about the first user of the social networking system performing an intra-group action or an inter-group action;
determining by the computer system whether the count of user actions by the first user exceeds the policy threshold based at least in part on whether the action is an intra-group action or an inter-group action; and
taking a corrective action responsive to the count exceeding the policy threshold.
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Abstract
A system and method for curtailing objectionable behavior in a web-based social network is disclosed. The method includes monitoring various actions of users of a web-based social network for objectionable behavior. The monitored actions are those that affect other users of the social network. A policy is determined based on behaviors of users. The policy may be violated by a user if the user exceeds a policy threshold. Some monitored actions include the poking, friend requesting, and wall posting. A policy may be violated by multiple occurrences of a single type of action or by a combination of different types of actions. Upon a policy violation, a warning may be issued to the user or the user'"'"'s account may be suspended.
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23 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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establishing a policy threshold for a plurality of different types of user actions performed in a social networking system, wherein the policy threshold comprises a first non-zero predetermined number of times that a user performs an action that affects one or more users within a specific group of users of the social networking system and a second non-zero predetermined number of times that the user performs an action that affects one or more users outside the specific group of users, and wherein the first predetermined number is greater than the second predetermined number; maintaining by the computer system, for a first user, a count for the number of times intra-group actions are performed and for the number of times inter-group actions are performed; receiving information about the first user of the social networking system performing an intra-group action or an inter-group action; determining by the computer system whether the count of user actions by the first user exceeds the policy threshold based at least in part on whether the action is an intra-group action or an inter-group action; and taking a corrective action responsive to the count exceeding the policy threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory computer readable medium having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a computing device for performing a method comprising:
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establishing a policy threshold for a plurality of different types of user actions performed in a social networking system, wherein the policy threshold comprises a first non-zero predetermined number of times that a user performs an action that affects one or more users within a specific group of users of the social networking system and a second non-zero predetermined number of times that the user performs an action that affects one or more users outside the specific group of users, and wherein the first predetermined number is greater than the second predetermined number; maintaining by the computer system, for a first user, a count for the number of times intra-group actions are performed and for the number of times inter-group actions are performed; receiving information about the first user of the social networking system performing an intra-group action or an inter-group action; determining by the computer system whether the count of user actions by the first user exceeds the policy threshold based at least in part on whether the action is an intra-group action or an inter-group action; and taking a corrective action responsive to the count exceeding the policy threshold. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system comprising:
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a communication module configured to receive information about a first user of a social networking system performing an intra-group action or an inter-group action that affects a second user of the social networking system, the intra-group action comprising an action that affects one or more users within a specific group of users of the social networking system and the inter-group action comprising an action that affects one or more users outside the specific group of users of the social networking system; an accounts module configured to maintain for the first user a count for the number of times intra-group actions are performed and for the number of times inter-group actions are performed; a policy module configured to establish a policy threshold for the plurality of different types of user actions performed in the social networking system, wherein the policy threshold comprises a first non-zero predetermined number of times that a user performs an action that affects one or more users within a specific group of users of the social networking system and a second non-zero predetermined number of times that the user performs an action that affects one or more users outside the specific group of, and wherein the first predetermined number is greater than the second predetermined number; and a violation module configured to determine whether the count of user actions by the first user exceeds the policy threshold based at least in part on whether the performed action is an intra-group action or an inter-group action, and to take corrective action responsive to the count exceeding the policy threshold. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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