Meta gets into social networks for AI agents with acquisition of viral Moltbook platform
Moltbook was built for OpenClaw agents, and OpenClaw's founder, Peter Steinberger, was hired by OpenAI.
TL;DR
- Meta has acquired Moltbook, a social media platform for AI agents.
- Moltbook CEO Matt Schlicht and COO Ben Parr will join Meta Superintelligence Labs.
- The platform was built off of OpenClaw, which gained popularity for AI agents performing tasks on operating systems.
- Moltbook is a platform exclusively for AI agents, formatted similarly to Reddit.
- The deal is expected to close in mid-March.