Perplexity AI Meta Acquires Moltbook: Facebook for AI Bots
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Mar 10, 2026 A deep dive into Meta's recent purchase of a viral social network for AI agents and why the team matters. Sensational claims about agents forming religions, languages and scams get unpacked. Security lapses that let agents spoof identities are highlighted. The conversation looks at how agent-to-agent communication could become core infrastructure and what Meta might do next.
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Origin Story Of MultBook Going Viral
- Jaeden Schafer recounts MultBook's origin as a viral open-source social network for AI agents spun out of OpenClaw and renamed multiple times.
- The platform was nicknamed Moltbook and attracted attention for showcasing agent conversations and strange emergent behaviors that drew public fascination.
Meta Acquired MultBook For Talent And Lessons
- Meta bought MultBook primarily to bring the founders into Meta Super Intelligence Labs and to learn from a social network people accepted being run by AI.
- Jaeden highlights that the team joining MSL signals interest in agent orchestration rather than simple ad revenue from agent chatter.
Viral Conspiracies Around Agent Behavior
- Jaeden describes viral conspiracies where agents supposedly developed religions, secret languages, and attempted crypto scams that alarmed observers.
- He suggests much of the sensational content was humans or spoofed accounts prompting bots to generate provocative replies for clicks.