Meta Platforms, Inc.
Authorization and authentication based on an individual's social network

Abstract:

In particular embodiments, a method includes receiving, from a client device associated with a first entity of a communication service, a search query from the first entity, identifying one or more content items matching the search query, the one or more content items being associated with one or more second entities of the communication service, and sending, to the client device responsive to the search query, one or more search results corresponding to one or more of the content items, respectively, each content item of the search results being associated with a second entity that does not correspond to an entity on a gray list, wherein the gray list is based on a black list.