ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKS TO FOSTER LONG-TERM WELFARE

Abstract

The rise of Online Social Networks (OSNs) and their growing complexities have had dramatic effects in real life: due to their popularity and ubiquitous coverage, they are a major tool today to spread crucial news and vital information across remote areas of the world. Such increasing availability has unearthed a large volume of usergenerated content, consisting of user opinion as well as factual content that often does not appear in mainstream media, but captures the persistent attention of a huge section of the population.