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.
