On: Natural Language for Developers

[stephenr]

From that very page

> Instead, the company said it will explore ways businesses can use WhatsApp to connect with individuals, and will introduce new ways for users to communicate with businesses and organisations that will pay the company to target relevant communications with customers.

>> organisations that will pay the company to target relevant communications with customers

So, their plan is more targeted advertising in the form of "offers" or "deals" etc.

[personjerry → stephenr]

Ah, I think you may have misunderstood. Below those lines, the examples given on the Quora link are:

> A bank could use WhatsApp paid account to communicate with its customers about recent transactions and necessary fraud warnings.

> An airline could use WhatsApp paid account to contact its passengers about a delayed schedule or cancelled flight.

I would argue that these do not seem like ads.

[stephenr → personjerry]

Right. Just like my telephone company says it might want to send me SMS notices about when a bill is due, and then actually sends me SMS notices about every fucking promotion under the sun from their sister companies, in a language I can't read.

I honestly do not understand the logic of people who look at a company, wholly owned by Facebook, and give them the benefit of the doubt when it comes to business tactics, privacy, etc.