Online platform for creating connections between two users as a function of opinions on issues

摘要

A platform and a method for identifying the support for a single stances put forth by a source. In one non-limiting example, the stances can be a stance on a political issue from a candidate or a supporter of a candidate. The online platform creates connections between two users as a function of shared opinions on an issue and dissolves connections between two users when an opinion on that issue is not shared. The online networking platform determines a leader for a stances on an issue. The platform determines one or more supporters for that issue and links each supporter to the leader as a function of support for that particular issue. In a preferred non- limiting embodiment, a supporter may only select one leader for each issue, in this way ensuring that the supporter adopts the stances of the leader for that particular issue to maintain the connection.