USER FILTERING IN SOCIAL NETWORKING APPLICATIONS

摘要

An apparatus and system are disclosed for filtering third-party generated content in a social network. A receive module receives, from a requesting third-party user, a request to view third-party generated content that is generated by one or more third-party users of a social network. A group module determines one or more group permissions set by a user for one or more groups. The one or more group permissions define access to the third-party generated content. A filter module filters the third-party generated content according to the one or more group permissions such that the third-party generated content is filtered prior to presentation of the third-party generated content to the requesting third-party user in response to the request.