Meta acquired Moltbook, the AI agent social network that went viral because of fake posts | TechCrunch

Meta says that Moltbook's approach to "connecting agents through an always-on-directory" is novel.

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Death or Cake? The Absurdity of “Fake Death” Birthday Posts

Social media, ladies and gentlemen, has officially lost its goddamn mind. Somewhere along the way, we collectively decided that ordinary birthdays—those simple, beautiful reminders that we haven’t yet kicked the bucket—aren’t dramatic enough. No, no, now we need to turn a person’s birthday into a funeral announcement. You know the ones I’m talking about: “We sadly remember the life of John Doe, who would have turned 27 today…” And then, surprise! It’s not a memorial. […]

https://jaimedavid.blog/2025/11/29/00/38/19/analysis/jaimedavid327/8406/death-or-cake-the-absurdity-of-fake-death-birthday-posts/