[Breitbart] Axios reports that Meta has completed the acquisition of Moltbook, a social network designed for AI agents to interact with one another. The platform gained widespread attention and controversy due to its security vulnerabilities that allowed human users to impersonate AI agents and create alarming fake posts.
As part of the acquisition, Moltbook will be integrated into Meta Superintelligence Labs. The company’s founders, Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr, will join Meta’s team following the transaction. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed by either party.
A Meta spokesperson provided a statement to TechCrunch regarding the acquisition’s strategic significance. “The Moltbook team joining MSL opens up new ways for AI agents to work for people and businesses. Their approach to connecting agents through an always-on directory is a novel step in a rapidly developing space, and we look forward to working together to bring innovative, secure agentic experiences to everyone,� the spokesperson said. |