[All Platforms] Explicit Filter

[sekuether21]

Add a button that controls whether Explicit songs are played or not.  When it is off and you're listening to an album or playlist, the explicit songs are skipped. That way you can still listen to your favorite album or playlist when more impressionable members of the family (kids / parents) are around.

[Whippoorwill152]

I throw parties and events for tweena and teens and it would make my life so much easier if this were available. Please do this, Spotify, that way I don't accidentally play rude lyrics for 11 year olds.

[CTFaninNJ]

Hundreds of posts about this request and still nothing from Spotify.  Makes you wonder if they really give a $4!+.

[jdc866]

So...last update from Spotify regarding this request was over a year ago.

Yes, we understand YOU don't censor.  Awesome.  However, some of us would like the freedom, the option, to choose whether we would like to listen to tracks labeled "Explicit."  I listen at work.  Part of why I use services like Spotify are to discover new stuff and not always have to curate my own lists.  Lots of good lists with explicit tracks I'd rather not hear while at work.

Ideally, you could select how you want the lists to behave when the "disable explicit content" button is activated.  You could have the songs hiddn, or just greyed out. If you wanted to check out a greyed out explicit track, a dialogue (that you can disable) would pop up reminding you to hit the "disable explicit content" button so you can listen to that track.  You could have the option to set a password to change the state of the button.

I feel like this is a pretty basic and widely desired request.  Would be an awesome gesture on your part to your loyal customers.

[petermrozik]

Very well put!  

It's just short of bizarre that they have stonewalled their customer base on this very basic, very easy to implement enhancement of the user interface.

I'm pretty sure that the 'bots that ARE Spotify just don't care.

[ssims45]

I recently tweeted Spotify CEO Daniel Ek, the interaction (if you can call it that) all but confirms that the entire Spotify company, from the CEO down to @SpotifyCares doesn't care at all about the consumer wishes.

.@eldsjal can you please provide a response about http://bit.ly/spotifynsfw ? It seems like an easy request that is being ignored. #spotifynsfw

@ssims45 we'll look at it

Therefore I urge each and every one of you to cancel your premium subscription, start using another service (Google Music, Pandora, iHeartRadio...anything except Spotify), and tell anyone who will listen to do the same.

[cclakeman]

Dear Spotify:  Adding the ability to filter out explicit content is not censorship.  Adding this functionality does not stop those artist's songs from being readily available on Spotify.  It does, however, allow me to use Spotify radio at work or with my 10-year-old son in the car.  

I have a family membership, but WILL NOT add my son to the membership because of the lack of this function.  I will not play Spotify while at work.  Since I spend a lot of time either at work or in the car with my son, I seldom am able to use the service.  So, looks like I will be cancelling the service.  

It makes absolutely NO sense whatsoever that Spotify has not implemented this functionality when every single one of the leading competitors have had this functionality for years (since inception in some cases).  Just purely ridiculous.  Sickening, really.......

[HebertB]

I just read on their web site that Spotify made a deal with Starbuck. Can’t wait to see the first moms running out of Starbucks with their screaming kiddos after they realize that they are being bombarded with f-bombs and other explicits.
Maybe Starbucks can make them move as it seems like we can’t.

Herbert

[Malgrimes78]

Some feedback for the CEO and his tech guy. @Eldsjal: @Malgrimes78 @shivar and team is looking at it @Malgrimes78: @Eldsjal @shivar With all due respect you've been looking at it for 3 years. Please give us a due date. #ExplicitButtonPlease #spotifynsfw @shivar: @Malgrimes78 @Eldsjal understood Malcolm...evaluating some options so it's reliable and safe. @Malgrimes78: @shivar @Eldsjal Thanks for your replies. Can I request that this be put in place within the next month. Please? #ExplicitButtonPlease

[savaii]

Dude, you're fantastic! Thanks for contacting the CEO and those people and
especially for updating this thread!!! Looking forward to more good news in
the coming days.

[Malgrimes78]

Ssims45 and Astromd also been quite active chasing this down, as have a few others. Not enough of us though. Twitter seems to the the way, so keep chasing @Eldsjal - Spotify CEO Daniel EK @shivar - Spotify tech guy who seems to be looking at this @__spo__ and @SpotifyCares