Meta gets into social networks for AI agents with acquisition of viral Moltbook platform

The front page of the social media website Moltbook on a computer monitor in Washington D.C., U.S., February 2, 2026.Meta has acquired Moltbook, the viral social media platform for artificial intelligence agents, the company confirmed Tuesday.The deal brings Moltbook CEO Matt Schlict and COO Ben Parr into Meta Superintelligence Labs, the company's AI unit launched last year. "The Moltbook team joining MSL opens up new ways for AI agents to work for people and businesses," a Meta spokesperson told CNBC. "The ...