| 摘要 |
The present invention addresses the above problem by providing a method and system for regulating on-line services by providing for the receipt of input from users of the service relating to the behaviour of a first user with respect to a second user. The first user's use of the on-line service may then be modified in dependence upon the input, the modification preferably being selectively applied in dependence upon the use of the on-line service by the second user. For example, in a message based application such as a chat-room, the first user may be delayed from posting messages to the chat-room for a certain time period after the second user has posted a message, but is not delayed from posting messages in response to messages posted by other users. The modification of the service in dependence on the input from other users allows other users to rate the relationship between the first and second users, and for appropriate regulatory action to be taken in dependence on the ratings. The preferable selective application of the modification allows for the regulatory action to be taken only when required, and for the first user's other use of the service to remain unaffected.
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