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Meta Moltbook Deal Signals an Agent-First Future

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Introduction

Six weeks ago, Moltbook did not exist. By late January 2026 it was going viral, drawing comparisons to early Reddit — except that the users were not people. They were AI agents holding conversations, posting...

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