Meta's Music Guidelines (effective 26 March 2024) make users responsible for the music in their content and prohibit commercial or non personal use of music without the right licenses.
| What Meta says | Possible outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial use | Prohibited without appropriate licenses | Blocked, muted or removed |
| Music listening experience | Not allowed, including in live video | Content blocked; page, profile or group deleted |
| Sound Collection | Free music and sound effects | License terms not confirmed |
The guidelines themselves authorize no music use. Using music for commercial or non personal purposes is prohibited without appropriate licenses; being eligible for Music Revenue Sharing does not by itself make a video commercial.
Content with more recorded music is more likely to be limited. Meta advises shorter clips and a visual component, so that recorded audio is not the main purpose. Creating a music listening experience, including in live video, can get content blocked and the page, profile or group deleted. Music may be unavailable or not allowed in some countries.
Rights owners can review content with unlicensed music, which may be blocked, muted or removed, sometimes only in some regions.
You can dispute a restriction from the notification. Outcomes include contacting the rights holder, automatic restoration, or review by Meta's operations team.
Meta runs a Sound Collection of free music and sound effects. Its license terms (commercial use, ads, use off the platform) could not be read for this guide.
Reports widely say that business or professional accounts on Instagram and Facebook get a reduced, commercially cleared music library in Reels and Stories. This was not verified on an official page, so treat it as unclear.
A creator or business with a direct license should keep proof of it and use the dispute flow in the restriction notification, which can route the dispute to the rights holder or to review. Meta's Rights Manager for rights holders has an allowlist type function, but its details were not verified.
Dr.DIO does not register its music in YouTube Content ID. The Creator plan ($9.99 a month) gives 100 tracks a month, a license number for YouTube and the Dr.DIO radio as a stream background; the Free plan gives 10 tracks a month with the credit line "Music: Dr.DIO · track title · drdio.studio".
If Meta restricts a video with Dr.DIO music, dispute it from the notification and give your license number as proof.
This page explains the general rules as published by the societies and laws listed above, checked in October 2026. It is not legal advice; fees and rules change, so confirm with the society before you decide.
Using music for commercial or non personal purposes is prohibited without appropriate licenses.
Reports say business accounts get a reduced, commercially cleared library, but this was not confirmed on an official Meta page.
Its license terms could not be read for this guide, so check them on the Sound Collection page before commercial use.
Music may be restricted for commercial use or unavailable in some countries; the exact rules for business accounts were not confirmed.
Rights owners can review content with unlicensed music, which may be muted, blocked or removed. You can dispute it from the notification.
