The study of the future of online social networks in the face of traditional Iranian media from the perspective of power relations

This study explores the future of social media in the face of traditional Iranian media in terms of power relations. This research has been done by futures research method using scenario writing technique. To achieve the uncertainties, the interpretive-structural modeling (ISM) method using Mick Mac software has been used and to discover the scenarios, the interaction balance method has been used using the script wizard software. Out of 3206 possible combined scenarios, the Wizard scenario output showed 4 scenarios with zero (probable) compatibility, including scenarios of the beautiful city, Gutenberg Heritage, The Independent Age, and The Matrix world. Includes a transformation.