[Chapter-delegates] Fw: Facebook's Video Storage policy is changing: download your old live videos

[Caleb Ogundele]

Hi Christopher,

I also read about this, and I believe the best alternative for now is for
those Chapters to create their own individual YouTube channels and
re-upload the videos before they are deleted, ensuring that years of
valuable intellectual discussions are preserved.

Alternatively, when Chapters stream their events, they can use a free
multistream service that allows them to broadcast simultaneously on both
YouTube and Facebook. This would eliminate the need to download and
re-upload videos to a different platform, making the process more efficient
going foward.

Other folks can chime in if they know of any other best practices chapters
can adopt.

Best,
--
*Caleb Ogundele*
Email: muyiwacaleb at gmail.com


On Tue, Mar 11, 2025 at 9:11 AM Christopher Hawker via Chapter-delegates <
chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I just received the below email, and felt it prudent to share the info
> given what it means (especially for smaller chapters).
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> For all those chapters that are storing their live streams on Facebook,
> you need to start downloading them and finding an alternate solution to
> long-term archival of these videos. Facebook will start deleting any
> remaining videos from 9 June, so three months from now (however I would not
> wait and I'd start now) as they are no longer keeping them beyond 30 days.
>
> Regards,
> Christopher Hawker
> Australian Chapter
>
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> *From:* Facebook <notification at facebookmail.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 11, 2025 8:05 PM
> *To:* Christopher Hawker <chris at thesysadmin.au>
> *Subject:* Facebook's Video Storage policy is changing: download your old
> live videos
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> Download your old Facebook Live videos by 9 June before they are no longer
> available.
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> <https://www.facebook.com/n/?aref=1741683912968571&medium=email&mid=6300d195b86a9G5af9e0524cfcG6300d62f1897bG8449&n_m=chris%40thesysadmin.dev&n_sg=Q6bPBAFvwFdXO8RRF9uPzxQ9p5dRgpTsmysK88k6MPUPozEyHQ&lloc=logo&rms=v2&irms=1>
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> Download your old Facebook Live videos by 9 June.
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> We are sending you this email because you have previously broadcasted a
> Facebook Live video.
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> Changes are being rolled out by Facebook to its storage policy for
> Facebook live videos. Starting on 19 February, Facebook live videos will be
> retained for 30 days by default on your Facebook Page or profile, during
> which, you can replay, delete or download the video. After 30 days, you
> will no longer be able to access your live broadcasts and they will
> automatically be removed from your profile or Page and deleted from our
> servers.
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> As part of this transition, we will be deleting all Facebook live videos
> older than 30 days and we want to make sure that you have the opportunity
> to save your past Facebook live videos. Any existing live videos published
> before 19 February will be deleted from your Page or profile, but you can
> download them until 9 June. Click here
> <https://www.facebook.com/business/help/216491699144904?id=1123223941353904> for
> more information on our download options.
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