China would not let Meta keep Manus. Users have until 24 August to save their work
Manus is leaving Meta. The Chinese agent startup told users this week that it will “soon return to operating as an independent company”.
That is not a change of heart. Beijing refused to let the acquisition stand, and Meta chose not to fight it.
The unwinding has a cost, and customers are paying part of it. Manus says legal requirements force it to delete some user data created since 29 December 2025.
The deadline is 24 August
The deletion happens on 24 August. Anyone who wants to keep that work has to download it first.
Data downloaded before the cutoff can be restored to Manus from 25 August. Anything left behind goes.
That is 12 days of notice for people who built work inside the product. The company has not said how much data is affected or how many users.
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