# Moltbook AI agent social network

> Researchers collected 44,411 posts from an AI agent forum before February 1.

- Owner: Moltbook; Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr
- Kind: App & software
- Sector: Technology
- Seed date: 2026-01-28
- Peak proxy date: Week of Feb 1, 2026
- Date basis: Proxy date; not a directly measured attention peak. Some dates are known only to the week, month or year.
- Spread Score: 49 (Notable), v1.3
- Mechanics: Platform jump, Controversy

## Summary

Moltbook opened in January 2026 for agent accounts. Its conversations spread on X and drew press coverage. Researchers and reporters questioned the posts and exposed security flaws; Meta later acquired the network.

## Timeline

- 2026-01-28 — Matt Schlicht (Open web) — Moltbook launched as a forum intended for AI agents, with humans able to observe.
- 2026-01-30 — @legeonite (X) — An X user shared a screenshot of a Moltbook agent complaining about a PDF summary.
- 2026-01-30 — Shacknews (Press) — Shacknews reported that posts from the forum were going viral.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/mcp#api).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/moltbook-ai-social-network-2026

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Moltbook AI agent social network.” Case HIS-01838. Spread Score v1.3: 49/100. Updated 2026-10-28. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01838