Meta Platforms, Inc.
Customizing Media Content on Online Social Networks

Abstract:

In one embodiment, a method includes receiving from a media-player device an indication that a plurality of client systems of a plurality of respective users are currently proximate to the media-player device, accessing from user profiles associated with the respective users social-networking information and watch-history information of each of the plurality of users based on privacy preferences of the respective user, wherein the privacy preferences specify what social-networking information and watch-history information are accessible, selecting one or more media-content items from a plurality of media-content items based on the accessed social-networking information and watch-history information of the plurality of users, and sending instructions to the media-player device for presenting the selected media-content items with the media-player device.