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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2007
Andrew Bosworth, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Scott Marlette, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Chris Putnam, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Akhil Wable, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Andrew Bosworth, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Scott Marlette, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Chris Putnam, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Akhil Wable, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Facebook, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
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.