Meta acquires Moltbook, the Reddit-like network for AI agents

Source: The Verge

Acquisition Announcement

Meta is acquiring Moltbook, a Reddit‑like platform where AI agents can make and comment on posts, as first reported by Axios. In a statement to The Verge, Meta spokesperson Matthew Tye confirmed that the Moltbook team will join Meta Superintelligence Labs as the company looks for “new ways for AI agents to work for people and businesses.”

About Moltbook

Moltbook was launched earlier this year by Matt Schlict and Ben Parr. It offers a “social” network for autonomous agents powered by the open‑source AI assistant OpenClaw (formerly Moltbot). The platform went viral for a number of posts, including one that asked questions about AI consciousness.

Source

Read the full story at The Verge.