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Facebookannouncedon Tuesday that live videos will now only be stash away on the societal connection for 30 days , after which they will be deleted . Previously , these videos were stored indefinitely . The variety goes into essence on Wednesday .

All springy videos that are currently older than 30 day will be removed from the political program as part of this change . Before television are deleted , user will receive a apprisal and be given 90 days to choose what to do with their old hot capacity . Users can choose to download the telecasting to their machine , transport them to their swarm storage , or convert content into a new spool .

In a blog post , Facebook states that “ these changes will align our computer storage policies with industry standard and help ensure we are provide the most up - to - date live video experiences for everyone on Facebook . ” No further explanation was offered . ( TechCrunch reached out for comment but a reaction was not immediately useable . )

Twitch , which is one of Facebook Live ’s biggest challenger , memory past broadcast for 60 years for Twitch Partners , Affiliates , and Prime streamer . For regular streamers , the platform storage past live videos for 14 days . YouTube , which is another popular home for live picture , memory broadcasts indefinitely by convert them into regular videos ( unless a user has choose to disable archiving ) .

Facebook notes that if users need more clip to download their old bouncy videos , they can choose to defer deletion for six months . If they do n’t make a choice after that period , their old live videos will be take and they wo n’t be able-bodied to get at them .

The social net is launching newfangled download tools to help oneself users keep their honest-to-god live videos .

user can volume download their sure-enough live videos by selecting the “ Download alive videos ” option in the notification they take in about the forthcoming deletion . Or they can clack the “ Transfer live TV ” alternative and then choose their linked cloud storage provider , such as Dropbox or Google Drive .

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Facebook is using the change as a room to further advertise Reels , as it notes that user have the alternative to exchange some of their favorite present moment from their live videos into Reels in decree to keep them on their page .