[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.

[gatekeeper01]

This thread started in 2012, is still active today, and has over 4000 upvotes, what is the qualification for Spotify to consider it worthwhile to implement a longstanding feature request? At least, then we'll know what were shooting for. 

[Edwardelston]

Seems like a good idea!

[paulcart1]

Hi Guys,

There is a solution!!! Sadly it means a move away from spotify to Apple Music. They have a simple button in their user settings to allow/restrict explicit tracks.

I'm on a 3 month free trial so the clock is ticking for spotify!!! So far I have found all my spotify music on Apple so very little reason not to switch. the user interface is a little different but I'm sure I'll get used to it.

Paul

[andy-man]

Time to switch to Apple Music I think.  With more and more songs with explicit content it's getting almost impossible to keep my young children hearing it. Given this was started in 2012 and Spotify haven't updated on it since November they clearly don't care about our younger listeners.

[piesrcool]

 OK - after lots of posts, emails, letters and tweets I'm done. Over 3 years of premium and I've been waiting for this feature, my kids will be grown up by the time it lands. So I'm done, bye bye, so long! I truly think Spotify is the best service but this is a show stopper for me, Apple Music has it all including family plans for £15!

Bye bye spotify - I am sure you won't miss me, or even read this post!

[ezycheez]

Crazy thing is I've been more than willing to pay the extra money for a Spotify Family Plan instead of switching to Apple Music just because I prefer to support a company that's dedicated to the music business and maybe keep a few dollars out of Apple's pockets. But apparently Spotify could care less. After seeing the recent comments I'll be switching to Apple Music. Sad face.

[cyprien]

I need to be able to filter explicit songs. I am a premium user (only recent) but have no qualms to switch to apple music.

[jeffruiz]

Well, I've been the biggest supporter of Spotify.  I started my subscription since the first week it was available in the US.  I've convinced more people than I can remember to switch from buying songs one at a time on iTunes over to Spotify.  To say I've been a loyal customer is understatement; I've been a promoter and advocate.  But my kids are at an age where they want to listen to their music through their headphones and I have little to no control over what they are listening to anymore.  So immediately following this post, I will be starting my Apple Music 3 month trial.  Assuming it works as expected and now that it has Sonos integration, I'm done with Spotify.  You should have at least:

1. Acknowledged the need of your customers asking for parental restriction.

2. Given a timeline of when you plan to do it.

3. If there is a valid reason why you can't (which is hard to imagine), then be upfront about it and provide some suggestions on how we can manage it in the meantime.

Instead you've been disrespectful to all of us, and it smells like arrogance.  Arrogance that you've been the best streaming service so far and we wouldn't ever switich.  Arrogance that it's "too hard" for us to bother switching. Ironically what many of us loved about you was being a part of something that was a breakthrough giving us the control and choice we wanted.  You allowed consumers the ability to force the arrogant corporate music industry to change.  That kept so many of your customers from switching to the ultimate arrogant alternative - Apple - when Apple Music launched.  But now, you're one of them... not even being considerate enough to acknowledge and explain your rationale on something that matters to us and our children.  I look forward to posting my next update here which will highlight how easy it was to switch.  Poof, gone.

[ohchspe]

Yes being a High School Physical Education teacher, it would be great if we could somehow disable explicit content.  Thanks

[zotje]

Welcome to the dark side Jeffruiz. I joined Apple Music a few months ago
for the same reason. I love being able to restrict my daughters' phones to
not play explicit lyrics and have actually done so for myself as well.
Turning it off once in a while when I really want it. The freedom to let my
phone play any time at home or in the car, at the pool or at my office is
wonderful. No longer do I need to worry about some song suddenly appearing,
slinging f bombs everywhere. It took me the 3 months to get used the
differences between apple and Spotify, but my girls loved it from the
beginning. The $15 to get 5 family members connected is pretty good too.