Social interaction in a media streaming service

A streaming media server comprising:

• a non-transitory storage medium;
• a network interface;
• and
• a processing subsystem coupled to the non-transitory storage medium and the network interface, the processing subsystem being configured to:
• receive, from a source device via the network interface, posting data including a content item, wherein the posting data indicates one or more expiration values including a threshold number of user devices;
• generate a post based on the posting data including the content item;
• and
• surface the post in order to render the post accessible to one or more user devices, wherein surfacing the post is based on a function of the one or more expiration values, including:
• in accordance with a determination that a number of user devices associated with accessing the content item exceeds the threshold number of user devices, cease surfacing the post;
• and
• in accordance with a determination that the number of user devices associated with accessing the content item does not exceed the threshold number of user devices, maintain surfacing the post.

A non-transitory storage medium storing one or more programs, which, when executed by one or more processors of a streaming media server, cause the streaming media server to:

• receive, from a source device, posting data including a content item, wherein the posting data indicates one or more expiration values including a threshold number of user devices;
• generate a post based on the posting data including the content item;
• and
• surface the post in order to render the post accessible to one or more user devices, wherein surfacing the post is based on a function of the one or more expiration values, including:
• in accordance with a determination that a number of user devices associated with accessing the content item exceeds the threshold number of user devices, cease surfacing the post;
• and
• in accordance with a determination that the number of user devices associated with accessing the content item does not exceed the threshold number of user devices, maintain surfacing the post.