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Meta cuts ties with Manus as China gets Zuckerberg to back down from deal
Jun 11, 2026
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by Hannah Collymore
for CryptoPolitan
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Meta has completed an operational split from Manus, the agentic AI startup it acquired for $2 billion six months ago after Chinese regulators ordered a reversal in April citing violations of foreign investment and technology export rules. The forced unwind highlights heightened cross-border regulatory risk and could dampen fundraising, token launches and adoption for crypto and DeFi projects tied to China-linked teams or sensitive AI technology.
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Meta has completed an operational split from Manus, the agentic AI startup it bought for $2 billion barely six months ago. The forced reversal of the deal was ordered by Chinese regulators in April, who claim that foreign investment and technology export rules were violated. How did Beijing force a deal reversal between Meta and...
