Response to Facebook Streaming Changes

Avoid your music getting silenced by Facebook

Sept 22, 2020

If you haven't heard, Facebook is making changes to their streaming terms of service.

On Oct 1, the new Terms of services will have a huge impact on streaming live music experiences on their platforms.

If you're involved with streaming live virtual events, church services, or any other productions that involve music, you may want to look into these upcoming changes.

Essentially, Facebook will not let you stream any "musical listening experience" on any of their platforms.

If you do, facebook has the right to delete your content, your page, your group and even your account.

So now facebook is 100% in control of what you can and can't stream online to your audience.

Effective October 1, 2020, section 3.2 of our Terms of Service will be updated to include: “We also can remove or restrict access to your content, services or information if we determine that doing so is reasonably necessary to avoid or mitigate adverse legal or regulatory impacts to Facebook.”

If you don't believe us, see for yourself…. view on Facebook

What does this mean?

Facebook is ramping up efforts to remove or censor objectionable content
Facebook is not really trusted.

How will this affect my online events?

If you plan on live streaming content to Facebook or Instagram you need to

Avoid any "non-personal musical experience"
Avoid any copyrighted music (even if it's original music you created)
Leverage the Facebook library

We hosted a Webinar to Help

Our team, together with our friend Jesse Maitland, hosted a live webinar September 22 to continue the conversation and help. Jesse has been in the world of production for over 20 years and has worked with faith-based organizations like Bethel, Jesus Culture, Shawn Bolz, and more.

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Have you heard about these upcoming changes happening on Facebook?

On Oct 1 (a couple weeks from now) Facebook has new Terms of services that will have a huge impact on streaming live music experiences on their platforms.

If you're a church leader who regularly streams worship on Facebook, you may want to look into these upcoming changes.

Essentially, facebook will not let you stream any "musical listening experience" on any of their platforms.

If you do, facebook has the right to delete your content, your page, your group and even your account.

So now facebook is 100% in control of what you can and can't stream online to your audience.

I'm Bruce and I'm going to be hosting a webinar next tuesday with my friend jesse. Jesse has extensive experience in the world of church production having worked with organizations like bethel, jesus culture, shawn bolz and others.

My background is technology and I've been serving churches for over a decade.

I'm passionate about leveraging technology to grow the kingdom.

Join us for this free webinar happening this Tuesday to discuss the upcoming changes for facebook and how you can avoid having your worship silenced.

Click the link below to reserve your seat.

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Church leader: Facebook™

Calling all church leaders who stream worship live….

Facebook™has new changes to their terms and services coming October, 1.

Calling all church leaders who stream worship live…. Facebook™has new changes to their terms and services coming October, 1.

Join us for a conversation about live-streaming and platform choices for your organization.

Register to reserve your seat: https://start.tribesocial.io/webinar

ATTN: Church leaders who stream on Facebook™ Avoid your online worship being silenced.

Facebook Terms of service REFERENCE

"We also can remove or restrict access to your content, services or information if we determine that doing so is reasonably necessary to avoid or mitigate adverse legal or regulatory impacts to Facebook."

These supplemental terms apply if you post or share any videos or other content containing music on any facebook product. You are responsible for the content you post. People use our products to share content with their family and friends. Keep in mind you remain solely responsible for the content that you post, including any music that features in that content. Nothing in these terms constitutes any authorization by us with respect to any use of music on any of our products. Use of music for commercial or non-personal purposes in particular is prohibited unless you have obtained appropriate licenses. You may not use videos on our products to create a music listening experience. We want you to be able to enjoy videos posted by family and friends. However, if you use videos on our products to create a music listening experience for yourself or for others, your videos will be blocked and your page, profile or group may be deleted. This includes Live.

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So…..

If you haven't heard, there are some changes coming on facebook that will affect live streaming music.

On Oct 1 (in less than a week) Facebook is updating their Terms of service. The changes will have a huge impact on how you're able to stream music on their platforms.

Now If you're a someone who regularly streams worship on Facebook, you may want to looking this.

Essentially, facebook will no longer allow you stream any type of "music listening experience" on ANY of their platforms.

If you do, facebook now has the right to delete your content, your page, your group and even your account.

This means that facebook is now 100% in control of what you're allowed to stream to your audience online.

which is crazy!!

I'm Bruce and my friend Jesse and I just hosted a free webinar a couple nights ago to help people prepare for these changes.

Jesse has extensive experience in the world of church production having worked with organizations like bethel, Jesus culture, shawn bolz and others.

My background is technology and I've been serving churches for over a decade. I'm passionate about finding ways to leverage technology to grow organizations.

Click the link below to watch this free, webinar to learn more about these upcoming changes for facebook AND how

YOU can avoid having your worship silenced.

hope to see you there!