Facebook will create a simulation of itself

Facebook creates an isolated simulation of its platform with bots instead of real users. It is reported by The Verge.

"Shadow" Facebook should become a system that is as similar as possible to a real social network.

With the help of bots that mimic the behavior of real users, the social network hopes to detect bugs - the simulation will run on the same code as the real platform.

For example, creating rogue bots that are able to access a large number of "private" data from other bots after some update in the simulation will help prevent real scammers or hackers from stealing real user information.

• Facebook has repeatedly faced the leakage of user data. In addition, the social network was criticized due to the fact that during the 2016 US presidential campaign it did not notice a network of fake accounts that allegedly tried to influence voters.