Manus Is Unwinding Its Meta Acquisition and Will Delete All User Data Created Since December 2025
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Manus posted on 2026-08-11 that it will 'soon return to operating as an independent company,' reversing the Meta acquisition that closed on 2025-12-29, citing regulatory requirements in specific jurisdictions without naming them. The separation is destructive for users: all data generated since 2025-12-29 will be deleted between August 23–24 SGT, users must back up by 07:59 SGT on 2026-08-23, and restore becomes available 2026-08-25. No financial terms were disclosed. This is the first major AI-agent acquisition of the cycle to visibly unwind, and it drew 166 points and 83 comments on HN.