Abstract: There is described a method for providing a user with a temporary access to a social network, comprising: receiving, from a user machine, an activation code comprising temporal information from which a temporary access period during which the user is allowed to access a social network platform is determinable; validating the activation code; determining, from the activation code, an end point in time at which an access of the user to the temporary social network ends; upon successful validation, providing the user with access to the social network platform until the end point in time is reached; and starting from the end point in time, preventing the user from accessing the social network platform.