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March 10, 2026
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.
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