Bloomberg: Meta Completes Split from Manus for Operations and Data to Address Regulatory Order Enforcement

According to Checkmarks Beating Monitor, Meta Platforms Inc. has completed the operational separation from smart body service provider Manus and terminated data sharing. Bloomberg reported that since early June, Meta has banned Manus employees from accessing internal data systems, and Meta's internal employees have also been restricted from using Manus tools. An internal Meta memo shows that the company is gradually phasing out support for Manus and is requiring employees to migrate existing projects and not initiate new tasks.

The operational split of Meta is in response to a takeover reversal request made by Chinese regulators in April. Meta had paid $2 billion to acquire Manus, and currently, Manus's three co-founders, Xiao Hong, Ji Yichao, and Zhang Tao, are seeking to raise about $1 billion to buy back the company. Despite the deal unraveling, investors Tencent, Sequoia Capital China, and Hillhouse Capital (HSG) have received Meta's acquisition funds. Currently, Manus is still advancing the integration of Similarweb and Shopify's features, and this week users can still connect Manus to external services such as Meta's ad management tools, Instagram, Gmail, and GitHub.