Communication Platform for Minors

One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software that is operable when executed to:

• receive a request to create a group messaging thread, the request identifying a first user, a second user, and a third user, wherein the first user, the second user, and the third user are associated with a first account, a second account, and a third account, respectively, wherein the first account is of a minor-account type;
• determine that at least the first user and the second user are not directly connected within a social graph;
• send first instructions to messaging applications of the first user, the second user, and the third user, wherein the first instructions are configured to cause the messaging applications to place the group messaging thread in a pending state;
• send one or more approval requests to one or more recipients, respectively, for connecting the first user and the second user;
• receive one or more approvals in response to the one or more approval requests, respectively;
• in response to the received one or more approvals, establish a connection between the first user and the second user in the social graph;
• determine that the first user is directly connected to both the second user and the third user;
• and
• send second instructions to the messaging applications of the first user, the second user, and the third user, wherein the second instructions are configured to cause the messaging applications to place the group messaging thread in an enabled state.

A system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media coupled to one or more of the processors and comprising instructions operable when executed by one or more of the processors to cause the system to:
• receive a request to create a group messaging thread, the request identifying a first user, a second user, and a third user, wherein the first user, the second user, and the third user are associated with a first account, a second account, and a third account, respectively, wherein the first account is of a minor-account type;
• determine that at least the first user and the second user are not directly connected within a social graph;
• send first instructions to messaging applications of the first user, the second user, and the third user, wherein the first instructions are configured to cause the messaging applications to place the group messaging thread in a pending state;
• send one or more approval requests to one or more recipients, respectively, for connecting the first user and the second user;
• receive one or more approvals in response to the one or more approval requests, respectively;
• in response to the received one or more approvals, establish a connection between the first user and the second user in the social graph;
• determine that the first user is directly connected to both the second user and the third user;
• and
• send second instructions to the messaging applications of the first user, the second user, and the third user, wherein the second instructions are configured to cause the messaging applications to place the group messaging thread in an enabled state.