| CPC H04L 51/212 (2022.05) [H04L 51/42 (2022.05)] | 21 Claims |

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1. A method comprising:
receiving, at a server, an indication of a message in a messaging application installed on a sender electronic device, wherein the message is addressed to a recipient electronic device;
determining, by the server, a relationship score based on a strength of relationship between a user of the sender electronic device and a user of the recipient electronic device, wherein the relationship score is determined by the server based on a frequency of communications between the sender electronic device and the recipient electronic device;
calculating, by the server, a factor score based on the determined relationship score and a message score associated with the message;
determining, by the server, appropriateness of the message based on whether the message score associated with the message exceeds the calculated factor score;
determining, by the server, whether to display an alert on the sender electronic device, or automatically configure a transmission delay for transmission of the message, based on whether the message score exceeds the calculated factor score; and
based on the determining whether to display an alert on the sender electronic device or automatically configure the transmission delay for transmission of the message, performing one of: (a) displaying the alert on the sender electronic device, or (b) configuring the transmission delay for transmission of the message.
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