How do I filter Audiobooks that contain explicit content?

CavVet931 — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:58:16 GMT

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Premium

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USA

My Question or Issue

How do I filter out Audiobooks that have explicit content? Why don't Audiobooks with swearing or graphic **bleep** (aka Pornography) have an "Explicit" label on them so that I my kids can't play them when the "Allow explicit content" setting is disabled?

I can't tell you how many times I've had to fumble in the car to turn off an audiobook because it starting blasting out profanities while I had my kids in the car.

Re: How do I filter Audiobooks that contain explicit content?

Maria — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:54:39 GMT

Hey @CavVet931,

Thanks for reaching out on the Community!

Audiobooks, just like podcasts and music, can be tagged as explicit and will then be skipped when you have turned off Allow explicit content.

Just to make sure that we're on the same page - has Spotify started playing tagged explicit audiobooks while Explicit content is toggled off, or is it playing untagged ones?

Keep in mind that explicit content is tagged depending on information we receive from rights-holders. In case you stumble upon audiobooks that aren't tagged correctly, you can contact us privately, so we can take a look backstage and get you report to the right folks right away. Feel free to have a look under Explicit Content in this FAQ for more details as well.

Keep us in the loop!

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