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Meta Acquires Moltbook, the AI‑Agent Social Network, Bringing Founders to Superintelligence Labs

The purchase targets Moltbook’s always‑on agent directory to advance Meta’s infrastructure for autonomous assistants.

Overview

  • Meta did not disclose financial terms, and co-founders Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr are expected to start at Meta Superintelligence Labs on March 16 under AI chief Alexandr Wang.
  • An internal post cited by Axios indicates existing Moltbook users can continue using the platform for now, with signals that access may be temporary during integration.
  • Moltbook runs on the OpenClaw framework that lets agents operate across chat apps and models, while OpenClaw’s creator Peter Steinberger recently joined OpenAI.
  • Security firms Wiz and Permiso detailed misconfigurations that exposed private messages, thousands of emails and over a million credentials and allowed human impersonation of agents; the issues were fixed after disclosure.
  • The site’s viral surge featured sensational posts later tied to human activity, and Meta says it values Moltbook’s agent verification and discovery approach over the hype.