Meta has acquired Moltbook, a viral social network designed for AI agents, Axios has learned.

Why it matters: The deal brings Moltbook’s creators — Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr — into Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL), the unit run by former Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang.

• Meta did not disclose Moltbook’s purchase price.
• The deal is expected to close mid-March, Meta says, with the pair starting at MSL on March 16.

Catch up quick: Moltbook’s social network was designed to run in conjunction with a separate project, OpenClaw.

• OpenClaw was previously called Clawdbot and briefly Moltbot.
• Last month, OpenAI hired Peter Steinberger, the creator of OpenClaw. That product is now being open-sourced with OpenAI’s backing.

• “The Moltbook team has given agents a way to verify their identity and connect with one another on their human’s behalf,” Shah says. “This establishes a registry where agents are verified and tethered to human owners.”
• “Their team has unlocked new ways for agents to interact, share content, and coordinate complex tasks,” he added.