According to Beating Monitor, Meta Platforms Inc. has completed operational separation from agent service provider Manus and terminated data sharing. According to Bloomberg, Meta has prohibited Manus employees from accessing internal data systems since early June, and internal Meta employees have also been restricted from using Manus tools. Internal Meta memos indicate that the company is gradually phasing out support for Manus and requiring employees to migrate existing projects, with no new tasks to be initiated. Meta’s operational separation is in response to China’s regulatory authorities’ April demand to rescind the acquisition. Meta previously paid $2 billion to acquire Manus, and now Manus’s three founders—Xiao Hong, Ji Yichao, and Zhang Tao—are seeking to raise approximately $1 billion to repurchase the company. Despite the impending breakup, investors Tencent, ZhenFund, and Sequoia China (HSG) have already received payment from Meta for the acquisition. Currently, Manus continues advancing integrations with Similarweb and Shopify, and users can still connect Manus to external services such as Meta’s Ads Manager, Instagram, Gmail, and GitHub this week. (Bloomberg)
Meta completes operational and data separation from Manus amid regulatory pressure
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Meta has completed the operational and data separation from Manus as part of regulatory compliance. Employees at both companies can no longer access shared systems, and Meta is actively pushing for a full migration away from Manus tools. The separation follows a China-based regulatory order revoking its $2 billion acquisition in April. Manus is now seeking $10 billion to buy itself back. Investors such as Tencent and Sequoia China have already received acquisition payouts. Despite the split, Manus continues to support integrations with Similarweb, Shopify, and Meta’s advertising tools. Meanwhile, crypto news continues to highlight how regulatory actions influence tech and data strategies, with inflation data also drawing widespread market attention.
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