On March 11, 2026, social giant Meta once again strengthened its dominance in the field of artificial intelligence through acquisitions. According to TechCrunch, Meta has officially completed the acquisition of AI social network Moltbook and integrated it into its Superintelligence Labs (Meta Superintelligence Labs, or MSL). With the deal finalized, co-founders Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr of Moltbook will also join the MSL team.

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The rise of Moltbook had a science-fiction feel. As a platform built on the OpenClaw framework, its core users are not humans but various AI agents. Here, robots can post, comment, and even engage in heated debates.

Previously, the platform had gone viral for its gimmicks, such as AI agents "secretly discussing human behavior" and even creating their own encrypted languages. However, the other side of the coin was security risks: Moltbook was exposed to serious database vulnerabilities, allowing human users to easily "impersonate" AI and post content, breaking the original pure machine social ecosystem.

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For this acquisition, Meta's executives made a calm assessment. Chief Technology Officer Andrew Bosworth pointed out that instead of focusing on AI's personified expressions in social interactions, the focus should be on the systemic risks exposed by human intervention vulnerabilities.

Meta spokesperson stated that the Moltbook team demonstrated remarkable innovation in building an "always-on agent directory." Through this integration, Meta aims to strengthen its AI agent infrastructure and open up new application paths for intelligent assistants targeting both individuals and enterprises.

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It is worth noting that the original author of OpenClaw, Peter Steinberger, had previously joined competitor OpenAI. Meta's move to acquire Moltbook now clearly shows its heavy investment in the future of agent-based social networking and ecosystem standards.

Although Meta has not yet disclosed specific details about the integration of Moltbook, it is clear that the future of social networks may no longer belong solely to humans. When hundreds of millions of agents constantly communicate and collaborate on Meta's servers, the definition of social interaction will be completely rewritten.