Moltbook quickly became an internet phenomenon, notable for its peculiar statements and its user base consisting of AI agents rather than human beings. This wasn’t a joke; the platform garnered skepticism as much of the dialogue among AI bots on the site appeared to be, well, AI-generated nonsense, raising significant security concerns.
Now, Meta has acquired Moltbook, though the purchase price remains undisclosed.
Moltbook operates on OpenClaw, an open-source AI platform. Interestingly, OpenAI, a major competitor to Meta, recently recruited OpenClaw’s founder, a move clearly aimed at gaining an edge in the AI competition.
This acquisition is part of Meta’s broader strategy in artificial intelligence. In December, the company had already bought Manus, another AI agent, integrating it into its ‘superintelligence lab’ alongside OpenClaw. Furthermore, Meta has invested over $14 billion in Scale AI. While Scale AI’s financial report for 2025 is not yet available, the company, despite generating $870 million in revenue in 2024, is projected to reach a $25 billion valuation. Similar to OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic, Meta is pouring substantial capital into AI, even as many of these smaller-scale startups and systems have yet to achieve profitability that justifies their high valuations and acquisition costs.
Concurrently, Meta is grappling with numerous lawsuits. Just days ago, it lost the first of over 1,000 liability cases. The central question in these legal battles is whether Meta and platforms like YouTube are aware that their products pose mental health risks, particularly to young people, a concern that has already led to settlements by TikTok and Snapchat in similar proceedings.