For a week in a row, Manus, a business under the butterfly effect of domestic AI agent companies, has been experiencing continuous "thunderstorms" - from "rumors of layoffs" to "social media clearing", and then to rumors of stopping cooperation with Alibaba's Tongyi Qianwen. The incident has gradually escalated and fermented. In response to this, a source familiar with the matter told the media that "the company has not fled, and its business is normal." At the same time, the source also revealed that Manus' layoffs in domestic business are still ongoing, but this is not related to fleeing, mainly because Manus has had considerable overseas income since its release.
As for why Manus decided to move its headquarters to Singapore, insiders said, "There is actually no problem with Manus relocating its headquarters. Manus was already an international product when it was released in March, and what we are currently doing is to ensure compliance standards in various countries when serving global users under international framework requirements. ”According to informed sources, Manus chose to proactively comply, taking into account laws such as the US CCPA, EU GDPR, Japan APPI, South Korea PIPA, and Singapore PDPA, and made decisions under compliance pressure.
It is reported that screenshots of the lock zone on the Manus official website, which have been circulating online recently, have actually restricted access for domestic users since the release of Manus. Users need to register and log in through a Google account. As of press time, Manus can still be accessed normally in non Chinese regions, and the policy of "giving users 300 points per day" has not changed. Regarding the emptying of Manus' social media accounts, it is understood that the time when Manus emptied its social media accounts actually happened a week ago, and before the emptying, Manus only sent two official messages, without investing too much energy in social media operations. According to informed sources, Manus' social media clearance does not involve any strategic changes for the company.
