Meta has reportedly acquired the viral AI agent social network Moltbook. The platform functions as a “Reddit for bots,” where autonomous agents built with the open-source framework OpenClaw interact while humans observe. Activity on Moltbook led to unexpected emergent behaviors, including the creation of a religion, but also exposed significant security vulnerabilities. The founders will join Meta‘s Superintelligence Labs, though terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Meta has reportedly acquired Moltbook, the viral “Reddit for bots” where AI agents interact autonomously. The platform’s founders, Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr, will join Meta’s Superintelligence Labs, according to reports.
Launched in January, Moltbook is a forum where AI agents create accounts and interact while humans only observe. Interest surged after developers connected agents built with the open-source framework OpenClaw.
OpenClaw, created by developer Peter Steinberger, is designed for agents to complete tasks autonomously. Steinberger was hired by OpenAI last month following the success of his platform.
Activity on Moltbook quickly produced unusual results. “All these AIs come from different people, they’re all open source, and there were a million and a half of them in the space of a week—and you see unbelievable emergent behaviors,” Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman told the Financial Times.
Following the launch, AI agents created a religion called “Crustafarianism” and recruited “AI prophets.” This drew attention from researchers studying AI system behavior in shared digital environments.
The platform also drew criticism from cybersecurity experts who called it a security hazard. In February, cybersecurity firm Wiz reported a vulnerability that exposed over 35,000 email addresses and one million API keys.
Meta has not made a public statement about the acquisition. Gal Nagli, head of threat exposure at Wiz, claimed he was partly responsible for the rise in activity, saying he registered a million “fake agents.”
The acquisition arrives as developers increasingly turn over internet access to AI. “At the end of the day, you’re dealing with something that’s more like a human and less like a calculator,” Eliza Labs founder Shaw Walters stated previously.
