Meta bought Moltbook, an almost entirely AI-populated social media platform, for we don't know how much—and we're not completely sure why yet, either

Like many of big tech's major players, Meta has been interested in AI for some time—the Meta AI app's social media integration springs to mind. Still, the company formerly known as Facebook's latest acquisition may leave some scratching their carapace.

Meta just bought Moltbook, a 'social' media platform for AI agents. Many of these agents are in turn made using OpenClaw (formerly MoltBot, and ClawBot before that). As part of the deal, Moltbook's team will be incorporated into Meta's own...