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[All Platforms] Explicit Filter

Submitted by on ‎2012-02-18 04:32 PM
Status: implemented

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.

Updated on 2018-12-06

Hey folks!

It's great to hear music as the artist intended it to be heard, this means Spotify can sometimes include explicit content.
 
We recommend looking out for the EXPLICIT tag on any releases (E on the web player).
Note: Our explicit content tags are applied based on information we receive from rights-holders. This means we can’t guarantee all explicit content is marked as such. 

It's also now possible to use the Explicit content filter on mobile and tablet devices (more devices coming soon!). Right now, the setting is only for the individual account and device. If you do apply the setting on your phone, it doesn't filter explicit content for the same account on the desktop app. It also doesn’t apply if you use Spotify Connect to play to another device. For more information on this, check out this support article.

We'll keep you up-to-date if there's anything else to share!

Thanks
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Terve
Visitor
2016-01-16 10:54 PM

Same as everyone else here, would like to have this toggle when around my kids and at work listening to music.

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shannonbestmann
Visitor
2016-01-17 03:58 AM

There are so many playlists I just don't bother with because I and my children do not want to listen to the "explicit" songs.  Spotify, please create a simple solution to this problem.  I agree with the comment above that an option to filter out songs with explicit content should be a basic and essential feature of Spotify. 

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littlebookie
Visitor
2016-01-19 06:09 PM

How is this still not a thing. This would be wonderful for school settings. Events, daily listening, especially on the radio. I will play a "harmless" song and after a while it will somehow redirect to a artist who is singing with many explitives. 

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1248817595
Visitor
2016-01-20 03:46 AM
Write to office@spotify.com and let them know. Plus give them a bad rating
on google play.
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bgoman
Visitor
2016-01-20 09:54 PM

Is this seriously not an option yet? Being that I have 2 young boys, I think this is deal breaker for me as a 1 month free trial guy.

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1248817595
Visitor
2016-01-20 11:38 PM
Write to office@spotify.com and let them know and also give them a low
rating on google play as they arent listening here.
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gmartin12
Visitor
2016-01-20 11:51 PM
I really appreciate this campaign you're creating to get Spotify to listen.
Hopefully, everyone is following through as this swarm of emails and bad
ratings is probably the only thing that'll get their attention..
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tonkthetankrox
Regular
2016-01-21 01:56 AM
@gmartin12

I really hope that this picks up more momentum. I think for this to get
the attention we want it's going to have to get something larger behind it.
We need more people asking about this. I'm sure there are a lot of people
like I was. They just put up with it without bothering to try to change
it. Spotify is basically saying "I'd rather a thousand children learn the F
word and teach them that there is only one thing B****'s are good for, than
stop one person from hearing anything they want" I'd like to hear that
they will begin implementation immediately, especially since they have been
pushing the "family" plan.
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kfairris
Visitor
2016-01-21 05:11 PM

Please make this feature happen!  This seems like a "no-brainer" people.

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zotje
Casual Listener
2016-01-21 09:00 PM

I emailed office@spotify.com and here's their reply:

 

Thanks for reaching out to us. We understand how important it is for you to have a function in Spotify to filter explicit content. 

However, Spotify does not censor music; we make it available in whatever form it’s given to us by the artists or labels. Often, they provide both an “explicit” and a “clean” version of an album.

To find all versions of an album:

  1. Open the Spotify app on your computer.
  2. Search for and open an album page.
  3. If other versions are available, More Releases will show below the final track.

Please be assured that we’ll be passing your suggestion onto the right folks here at Spotify.
 
As what you've already seen in the community, we're taking note of this feedback from our listeners.
 
We’ll keep everyone updated on the status of your idea.
 
Let us know if you have any more ideas or feedback.

All the best,

Dennis

Spotify Customer Support

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