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Mursi meets Egypt army chief after ultimatum

CAIRO - Islamist President Mohamed Mursi met the head of Egypt's armed forces along with the prime minister on Monday, according to a statement on the president's official Facebook page.

Judge scrutinizes Facebook deal to end privacy lawsuit over ads

SAN FRANCISCO - Child rights advocates tried to convince a U.S. judge on Friday that a Facebook legal settlement did not go far enough to keep content created by minors out of the hands of advertisers.

Tech, U.S., Media, 28 Jun 2013

Facebook to pull ads from pages with sex, violence

SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook Inc said it will no longer allow ads to appear on pages with sexual or violent content, as the online social network moves to appease marketers being associated with objectionable material.

Tech, Media 28 Jun 2013

Facebook to pull ads from pages with sex, violence

SAN FRANCISCO, June 28 - Facebook Inc said it will no longer allow ads to appear on pages with sexual or violent content, as the online social network moves to appease marketers being associated with objectionable material.

Facebook ad products director to join online-payment firm Square

SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook Inc's director of advertising products has been hired by Square in a significant coup for the young online-payments company.

Tech, iPad, Media 27 Jun 2013

UPDATE 1-Facebook ad products director to join online-payment firm Square

SAN FRANCISCO, June 27 - Facebook Inc's director of advertising products has been hired by Square in a significant coup for the young online-payments company.

Former Oregon politician pleads guilty to Facebook IPO fraud

NEW YORK - Former Oregon gubernatorial candidate Craig Berkman pleaded guilty on Tuesday to defrauding investors by persuading them he could use their money to buy shares of Facebook Inc before the company's May 2012 initial public offering.

Tech, Media 25 Jun 2013

Facebook admits year-long data breach exposed 6 million users

SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook Inc has inadvertently exposed 6 million users' phone numbers and email addresses to unauthorized viewers over the past year, the world's largest social networking company disclosed late Friday.

Tech, Media, 21 Jun 2013

Social media spreads and splinters Brazil protests

SAO PAULO - Brazil's biggest protests in decades are a confusing, conflicting mix of people and messages. Blame Facebook.

World, Brazil, 21 Jun 2013

Fund manager gets 11 years for Facebook, Groupon shares scam

NEW YORK - Former fund manager John Mattera was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Friday, after pleading guilty of defrauding investors of $13 million with a story that he put their money in Facebook Inc and Groupon Inc shares before the companies went public.

Tech, Media, 21 Jun 2013