Patent ID: 9705687
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06Q,H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving information from a first user of a social networking system identifying one or more authorized users of the social networking system who are authorized to present one or more content items to the first user via the social networking system, the first user and the one or more authorized users to post content in the social networking system and the one or more additional users either being not connected to the user or following content posted by the user in the social networking system; associating the received information with the first user; receiving a request from a second user of the social networking system to present a content item to the first user via the social networking system; determining whether the second user is an authorized user based at least in part on the received information; responsive to determining the second user is an authorized user, including the content item in a list of content items presented by a plurality of authorized users and communicating a user interface identifying the plurality of authorized users and including the list of content items to a client device for presentation to the first user, each content item of the list of content items being identified by a link to a corresponding network address; and responsive to determining the second user is not the authorized user: