Techniques for escalating temporary messaging bans

    公开(公告)号:US09882852B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-30

    申请号:US14708711

    申请日:2015-05-11

    申请人: WhatsApp Inc.

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16 H04L12/58 H04L29/08

    摘要: Techniques for escalating temporary messaging bans are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a messaging server component operative to receive one or more messaging interactions from a messaging client on a client device at a messaging service, the messaging client associated with a user account for the messaging service; and impose a restriction on the user account from transmitting messaging using the messaging service for a duration based on a messaging ban duration; and an abuse monitoring component operative to analyze the one or more messaging interactions based on a plurality of messaging abuse criteria to determine that the user account meets a messaging abuse threshold; retrieve a messaging abuse punishment history for the user account; and determine a messaging ban duration based on the messaging abuse punishment history and the determination that the user account meets the messaging abuse threshold. Other embodiments are described and claimed.