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General · 11 March 2026

Meta buys Moltbook, AI social network for bots

Meta buys Moltbook, AI social network for bots

New methods for artificial intelligence agents to serve people and companies could emerge from a recent acquisition. Facebook owner Meta Platforms bought Moltbook, a social networking platform designed for AI bots, with the news announced on Tuesday. Moltbook's co-founders, Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr, are set to join Meta Superintelligence Labs, and financial terms were not disclosed.

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