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In Moltbook hysteria, former top Facebook researcher sees echoes of 2017 panic over bots building a ‘secret language’

A 2017 Facebook experiment also drew alarming headlines. But then, as now, the danger was not what it seemed.

By Jeremy KahnFebruary 3, 2026
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Moltbook, the viral social media site for AI bots, contains a ‘lethal trifecta’ for how the agent internet could fail, security researchers say
By Beatrice NolanFebruary 3, 2026
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Top AI leaders are begging people not to use Moltbook, a social media platform for AI agents: It’s a ‘disaster waiting to happen’
By Eva RoytburgFebruary 2, 2026
Elon Musk warns a new social network where AI agents talk to one another is the beginning of ‘the singularity’
By Jason MaFebruary 2, 2026
Moltbook, a social network where AI agents hang together, may be ‘the most interesting place on the internet right now’
By Jason MaJanuary 31, 2026
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By Erica De Bruin and The ConversationJanuary 29, 2026
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By Carlos GarciaJanuary 28, 2026
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CybersecurityThe White House vows ‘the memes will continue,’ but misinformation experts say please, make it stop
By Kaitlyn Huamani and The Associated PressJanuary 27, 2026
CybersecurityWhy China’s ByteDance could be a big winner in its TikTok deal with Trump
By Nicholas GordonJanuary 27, 2026
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By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJanuary 27, 2026
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By Carlos GarciaJanuary 23, 2026
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PoliticsTrump thanks Xi, hails himself for closing TikTok deal: ‘Long into the future I will be remembered by those who use and love TikTok’
By Kaitlyn Huamani and The Associated PressJanuary 23, 2026
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By Saman Zonouz and The ConversationJanuary 22, 2026
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EuropeDenmark offered to trade Greenland to the U.S. in 1910—and America thought it was crazy
By Steven Lamy and The ConversationJanuary 22, 2026
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By Jeff John RobertsJanuary 21, 2026
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By Sharon GoldmanJanuary 21, 2026
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CryptoMass texts and EZ-Pass phishing: $17 billion stolen in crypto scams, largely by the Chinese
By Carlos GarciaJanuary 20, 2026
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CommentaryI oversee a lab where engineers try to destroy my life’s work. It’s the only way to prepare for quantum threats
By Bernard VianJanuary 18, 2026
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AIA filmmaker deepfaked Sam Altman for his movie about AI. Then things got personal
By Beatrice NolanJanuary 16, 2026
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By Eva RoytburgJanuary 15, 2026
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By Eva RoytburgJanuary 15, 2026
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By The Associated PressJanuary 14, 2026
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CybersecurityConsumers lost $12.5 billion to fraud last year, and AI-powered scams are set to explode in 2026, Experian warns
By Amanda GerutJanuary 13, 2026
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AIGrok blocked in Malaysia and Indonesia as sexual deepfake scandal builds
By Eileen Ng, Edna Tarigan and The Associated PressJanuary 12, 2026
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AIU.K. investigation into X over allegedly illegal deepfakes risks igniting a free speech battle with the U.S.
By Beatrice NolanJanuary 12, 2026
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By Beatrice NolanJanuary 9, 2026
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By Leah Willingham and The Associated PressJanuary 8, 2026
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By Amanda GerutJanuary 1, 2026
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