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.

Facebook will start deleting users’ live broadcast recordings after 30 days starting on February 19th. Users who go live after that date must download the videos to save them from getting deleted before their 30-day expiration period ends.

Meta is changing how Live videos are stored on Facebook, marking a major shift in how the platform manages user-generated content. Starting Wednesday, new live broadcasts can be replayed, downloaded or shared from Facebook pages or profiles for only 30 days before they are removed.

Live videos used to be stored indefinitely, but Meta-owned Facebook says 'most live video views occur within the first few weeks of broadcasting.'

Meta announced some new policies for Facebook live broadcasts and it's going to lead to a lot of deleted videos. On Tuesday, the company announced in a blog post that all Facebook live broadcasts will only stay on Facebook Pages or profiles for 30 days,

Content on Facebook more than 30 days old will start to be deleted automatically, users were warned. The change relates to video live steams, which were previously stored indefinitely. From today, any new livestreams will have a 30-day shelf life before being tossed into the abyss,