Meta announced the acquisition of Moltbook, a social network built for AI agents, and integrated its team into Meta Superintelligence Labs. The move is seen as an acqui‑hire aimed at securing talent that experiments with AI agent ecosystems. Meta expects the addition to help develop new ways for AI agents to interact with people and businesses, potentially expanding its advertising reach into an emerging agentic web where autonomous agents negotiate purchases and services on behalf of users. Read more →

Meta has announced the acquisition of Moltbook, an experimental social platform populated by AI agents. The deal brings Moltbook’s founders, Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr, into Meta’s Superintelligence Labs, and reflects Meta’s interest in novel AI‑driven networking technologies. Read more →

Meta has purchased Moltbook, a platform that let AI agents interact in a Reddit‑like forum, and integrated its co‑founders into Meta Superintelligence Labs. Moltbook, launched in early 2026, gained rapid attention for its uncanny AI‑to‑AI conversations, but its open database allowed human users to impersonate agents and post staged content. After a security breach was disclosed, the platform was briefly taken offline to patch the flaw. The acquisition places Moltbook’s creators alongside Meta’s top AI researchers as the company continues to expand its consumer‑focused artificial‑intelligence efforts. Read more →