Facebook has announced that live videos published on its platform will now only remain available for one month before being automatically deleted.
“Beginning on February 19th, new live broadcasts can be replayed, downloaded, or shared from Facebook Pages or profiles for 30 days, after which they will be automatically removed from Facebook,” the company stated.
During this period, users can access, replay, share, and download their videos before they disappear after 30 days.
“Live videos currently older than 30 days will be removed from Facebook. Before your archival live videos are deleted, you will be notified by email and in the app, and from then you’ll have 90 days to download or transfer your content,” Facebook added.
For existing archived live videos, Facebook will notify users before permanent deletion.
Content creators will have 90 days to retrieve copies of their published materials.
Facebook explained that these changes align with industry standards and the evolving viewing habits of its users.