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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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alwelch23
Visitor
2016-03-29 05:29 AM

I agree with others,  this issue had been kicked around for years.   It shouldn't take a certain number of complaints to do something that makes sense.   So I'm canceling my premium account as well. 

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davemc380
Visitor
2016-03-29 05:43 AM
@Bmozisek With respect, it's not about Spotify censoring the artists, it's about allowing users to censor what they (or people in their guardianship) listen to. It's no difference to a playlist.
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johncats
Roadie
2016-03-29 06:05 AM

Exactly. Everyone can listen to anything they want to. I, and my children, wish to listen to what WE want to

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Bmozisek
Casual Listener
2016-03-29 01:09 PM
I totally agree. Some one asked why they haven't given a reason why they
haven't implemented the idea. They have given a reason. Not a good
reason. I cancelled my premium membership and deleted the app from my
phone back in December.
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Tonyd1
Newbie
2016-03-29 06:08 PM
Thank you for demonstrating exactly where they are missing the point. We
are not asking them to sensor those artists. > I < want the option to do
it.
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Jimbo84
Newbie
2016-03-29 09:55 PM
Sent them an email, the first response was a pointless generic one, with no specific reply to what I asked. The second reply was more on topic, but equally pointless! Here it is:

Hi James,

We understand that you don't like swearing in music.

We're always looking to improve Spotify in any way we can. We can’t say now if or when any specific release will be out, but as soon as we've got something to announce, we'll let everyone know on the Spotify blog.

Thanks for sharing us your feedback. We'll make sure that it will reach the higher team.

We're sorry if we caused any inconvenience to you.

If you have more question, let us know.

All the best,

Regina Marie


Spotify Customer Support
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Andytp
Visitor
2016-03-29 11:11 PM
Cancelled my premium subscription.
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Andytp
Visitor
2016-03-29 11:11 PM
Cancelled my premium subscription.
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Samuel7
Roadie
2016-03-30 10:25 AM

I like this service that's really good. 

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irjeffb
Newbie
2016-03-30 06:39 PM

Adding my support for this idea. I like just listening to the lists like "Fresh Finds" to see what's out there, but if it's got a bunch of f-bombs, I'd rather just not hear it.

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