The Influence of Social Networks on Human Society

This report gives a brief overview of the origin of social networks and their most popular manifestation in the modern era - the Online Social Networks (OSNs) or social media. It further discusses the positive and negative implications of OSNs on human society. The coupling of Data Science and social media (social media mining) is then put forward as a powerful tool to overcome the current challenges and pave the path for futuristic advancements