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Facebook now only stores live videos for 30 days, will delete old broadcasts


Facebook announced on Tuesday that live videos will now only be stored on the social network for 30 days, after which they will be deleted.

In a blog post, Facebook states that “these changes will align our storage policies with industry standards and help ensure we are providing the most up-to-date live video experiences for everyone on Facebook.” No further explanation was offered. Image Credits: FacebookFacebook notes that if users need more time to download their old live videos, they can choose to defer deletion for six months. Or, they can click the “Transfer live videos” option and then choose their linked cloud storage provider, such as Dropbox or Google Drive.

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