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DJs Scared - Fearful of Forthcoming Facebook Livestream Ban - Digital DJ Tips

As if it hasn’t been bad enough trying to keep DJ livestreams, well, live, on Facebook, it maybe about to get worse. Because as of 1 October, Facebook is introducing sweeping new rules that appear to be more aggressive than ever towards DJ livestreaming.

While big-name DJs, music industry companies and record labels continue to do behind-the-scenes deals with Facebook to host DJ livestreaming events with impunity on the platform, it seems explicitly that “one rule for them, one rule for us” may be about to be fully enforced.

In its updated terms of service, which come into force on 1 October, Facebook states users may not publish content that “infringes or violates someone else’s … intellectual property rights”, going on to say that “We … 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.”

It then links to “specific music guidelines,“ which state:

“You may not use videos on our Products to create a music listening experience … 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.” …

Once again, more scheißberg than zuckerberg