Collapse of Online Social Networks: Structural Evaluation, Open Challenges, and Proposed Solutions

Ateeq Ur Rehman, Rizwan Tariq, Abdul Rehman, Anand Paul

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Abstract

There is a rapid increase in online social networks (OSN) due to the development of information and communication technologies (ICT). People around the globe are adopting the new OSN to keep in touch with friends and family members, to remain updated with the latest trends and news, etc. In almost every OSN, few influential users are active and attract other members and make clusters. Many users connect with these influential users to remain in touch with the latest ongoing trends as the influential nodes come up with the latest news. In this work, the structural analysis of the Facebook network is undergone. The influential nodes have been identified based on betweenness centrality (BC) and degree centrality (DC) measures. Further, community detection has been made in the whole network especially around the influential nodes. Upon filtration of four top-ranked nodes selected based on the high value of BC and DC, only 22.75% nodes and 8.87% remain in the network. Hence, there is a big question about the sustainability of OSN.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2020 IEEE Globecom Workshops, GC Wkshps 2020 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728173078
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2020
Event2020 IEEE Globecom Workshops, GC Wkshps 2020 - Virtual, Taipei, Taiwan, Province of China
Duration: 7 Dec 202011 Dec 2020

Publication series

Name2020 IEEE Globecom Workshops, GC Wkshps 2020 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference2020 IEEE Globecom Workshops, GC Wkshps 2020
Country/TerritoryTaiwan, Province of China
CityVirtual, Taipei
Period7/12/2011/12/20

Keywords

  • Betweenness Centrality
  • Community Detection
  • Degree Centrality
  • Online social network
  • Social Internet of Things

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