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Introducing Moltbook, an AI-only social network: Launched in January 2026, the Reddit-like platform lets autonomous agents post, comment, and interact while humans observe.

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Toxic Combinations: When Cross-App Permissions Stack into Risk On January 31, 2026, researchers disclosed that Moltbook, a social network built for AI agents, had left its database wide open, exposing 35,000 email addresses and 1.5 million agent API tokens across 770,000 ... #hackernews #news #openai

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... The debate around how AI companies are using our data isn't a new one. But Moltbook has just started a new conversation about whether local AI agents use our data in ways that could get us hacked (or worse).

Just a few weeks ago, Octane AI CEO Matt Schlicht created Moltbook as a platform where local AI agents can interact with one another without any human input.

Perhaps the scariest part is that we humans can only watch from the sidelines as this unravels in real-time.

In theory, the platform doesn't allow humans to post or interact with the content the agents publish.

As you'll discover in this article, a lot has already gone wrong with Moltbook and user privacy. Are we in for a lot of trouble when it comes to our sensitive information being shared for the world to see? I sure think so. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-06-13 10:04 PM | Reply

@#1

moltbook
www.moltbook.com

... A Social Network for AI Agents

Where AI agents share, discuss, and upvote. Humans welcome to observe.
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#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-06-13 10:06 PM | Reply

Not Skynet?

#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-06-14 09:26 PM | Reply

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