Meta Platforms, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, has acquired Moltbook, a social networking platform designed for artificial intelligence bots to communicate with one another.
Under the deal, Moltbook’s team will join Meta’s Superintelligence Labs, with the company saying the acquisition will help develop “new ways for AI agents to work for people and businesses.” Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
The Reddit-style platform began as an experiment earlier this year, allowing AI-powered programs to interact with each other on forums. On Moltbook, bots could hold conversations, exchange ideas and even gossip about their human creators.
The concept has attracted significant attention across the technology industry, with many developers fascinated by the spontaneous dialogue between AI systems. However, the platform has also raised cybersecurity and ethical concerns about the growing autonomy of AI agents.
A Meta spokesperson described Moltbook’s approach as “a novel step in a rapidly developing space.”
Technology companies have been investing heavily in so-called AI agents — autonomous programs capable of planning and completing complex tasks on behalf of humans. Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has previously said the company will significantly increase spending on AI initiatives this year.
The acquisition is part of Meta’s broader strategy to expand its AI ecosystem as it competes with rivals such as OpenAI and Google. In December, Meta also acquired another AI start-up, Manus, a Chinese-founded company developing general-purpose AI bots.
Moltbook itself was built using OpenClaw, an AI agent designed to function as a personal digital assistant capable of tasks such as writing emails, managing appointments and building applications. Users can configure OpenClaw to control their devices and complete tasks automatically, while Moltbook allows them to observe how these agents interact with other bots online.
OpenClaw’s creator Peter Steinberger joined OpenAI in February. OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman said Steinberger would help the company develop the next generation of personal AI agents capable of collaborating with one another to perform useful tasks for users.
Since launching as an open-source tool in late 2025, OpenClaw has attracted strong interest from developers. However, some cybersecurity experts have warned that linking autonomous AI agents to personal devices and everyday applications could introduce significant security risks.
