Facilitating interaction among users of a social network

A system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processors comprising instructions executable by the processors, the processors being operable when executing the instructions to:
• receive an indication of a first user action by a first user;
• when the indication is received:
• determine a topic of the first user action based at least in part on analyzing content associated with the first user action;
• determine whether the first user has indicated a preference to exclude posts associated with the topic or a category associated with the topic;
• and
• in response to a determination that the first user has not indicated any preference to exclude posts associated with the topic or the category, then:
• identify a second user action by a second user and related to the topic;
• determine whether the first user has indicated a preference to exclude posts associated with the second user;
• and
• in response to a determination that the first user has not indicated any preference to exclude posts associated with the second user, providing the first user with access to the second user action, wherein the access enables the first user to interact with the second user action.

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

• receive an indication of a first user action by a first user;
• when the indication is received:
• determine a topic of the first user action based at least in part on analyzing content associated with the first user action;
• determine whether the first user has indicated a preference to exclude posts associated with the topic or a category associated with the topic;
• and
• in response to a determination that the first user has not indicated any preference to exclude posts associated with the topic or the category, then:
• identify a second user action by a second user and related to the topic;
• determine whether the first user has indicated a preference to exclude posts associated with the second user;
• and
• in response to a determination that the first user has not indicated any preference to exclude posts associated with the second user, providing the first user with access to the second user action, wherein the access enables the first user to interact with the second user action.