SPAM DETECTION AND PREVENTION IN A SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM

摘要

A social networking system detects spam in comments posted by users of the social networking system. A spam prevention module of the social networking system retrieves content signals associated with a posted comment and analyzes the content signals to determine whether the posted comment contains spam content. The spam prevention module augments the content signal analysis by analyzing social signals of the posted comment. Based on the content signal analysis and the social signal analysis, the spam prevention module determines whether the posted comment is spam and takes remedial actions on detected spam, including blocking the comment and educating the user who posted the comment.

主权项

1. A computer implemented method, comprising:
receiving a comment by a user to a post posted by another user of a social networking environment; analyzing one or more content signals of the comment, the content signals indicating whether the comment contains spam; analyzing one or more social signals of the comment, the social signals comprising social behavior of the user or other users associated with the user and indicating whether the comment contains spam; determining whether the comment contains spam based on the analysis of the content signals and the analysis of the social signals associated with the comment; and responsive to the determination that the comment is spam, taking remedial action regarding the comment.