Has been putting a big effort into growing Messenger as a bot platform this year. Now there are 34,000 of these bots in existence, built to automatically feed you news and entertainment, let you shop, and more — expanding Messenger’s use beyond simple chats with friends.
https://developers.facebook.com/fbstart
https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/14/facebook-opens-analytics-and-fbstart-to-messengers-34000-bot-developers/
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