Overview
- Manus announced it will leave Meta and resume independent operations, telling users the company will run a targeted migration to comply with specific legal requirements.
- The firm said it will delete certain user data created on or after December 29, 2025 during a narrow maintenance window beginning August 23 and ending August 24 Beijing time.
- Affected users can back up their accounts using new Manus tools until the backup window closes on August 23 and can restore data starting August 25, with access locked between backup closure and restore opening.
- Manus will notify impacted accounts inside the app and by email, urges users who registered with Apple or Facebook accounts to watch in‑app prompts, and says unaffected users do not need to act.
- After the split Manus plans to store user data in the United States and Singapore and will offer incentives to users who restore and return, a move tied to earlier Chinese regulatory scrutiny of the Meta acquisition.