APPLYING USER-SPECIFIED PERMISSIONS TO DISTRIBUTION OF CONTENT ITEMS TO SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM USERS

摘要

A social networking system user identifies one or more social networking system users authorized to present content items to the user via the social networking system (“authorized users”). When an additional user requests presentation of a content item to the user, the social networking system determines if the additional user is an authorized user. If the additional user is an authorized user, the content item is presented to the user. However, if the additional user is not an authorized user, the social networking system identifies the additional user to the user along with a request to identify the additional user as an authorized user. If the user identifies the additional user as an authorized user in response to the request, the content item is presented to the user.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving a request from an additional user of the social networking system to present a content item to a user via the social networking system; determining whether the additional user is an authorized user to present one or more content items to the user based on information associated with the user by the social networking system; responsive to determining the additional user is not an authorized user, withholding presentation of the content item to the user; generating a pending message interface identifying the additional user and a request to identify the additional user as an authorized user; and communicating the generated pending message interface to a client device for presentation to the user.