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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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robbiek
Casual Listener
2016-04-30 11:19 PM
Couldn't agree more
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PeterJW
Visitor
2016-05-01 01:13 PM

Absolutely agree that there should be a filter for explicit content. I want my eight year old and his friends to be able to listen to a wide range of music on Spotify without the risk of exposing them to foul language. Come on Spotify, how hard can it be?

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johncats
Roadie
2016-05-01 01:33 PM

interesting to watch an otherwise innovative juggernaut slowly strangle itself....

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Roadie
2016-05-01 02:10 PM

 

As well as the language aspect, my concern is also about the cheap, juvenile and anti-social attitudes of some of today's music that are being allowed to influence young listeners.

 

Spotify has the ability to influence young people but shoulder no responsibility for the possible consequences of the life lessons they learn. That is just plain wrong.

 

 

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favor_unltd
Newbie
2016-05-01 03:22 PM
I'm thinking we all need to make this resistance by Spotify to remedy this issue known over our personal social media accounts so all the parents in our networks are aware. And that Spotify has been petitioned for 4 years running, but has yet to provide a solution. Perhaps Spotify will then find reason to finally make a change.
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Roadie
2016-05-01 05:54 PM

@favor_unltd

 

What wonderful irony. Speaking as one of the many who refuse to be forced into having FB (or Twitter) accounts, I can't spread the word as you suggest.

 

As @johncats said, Spotify are strangling themselves. It seems they are shooting themselves in the foot at the same time. What if all those poor people who can't get Spotify to stop taking their money spread the word too.

 

Why can't they just see sense and understand that we all just want a better Spotify or we wouldn't even be here, or leaving in droves for a multitude of reasons.

 

 

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favor_unltd
Newbie
2016-05-01 06:50 PM
@saved You may prove to be the wisest of us all to be avoiding FB. Lol!
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Robbo75
Visitor
2016-05-02 09:22 AM

OK, I've started my Apple Music 3 month trial. So far so good, all the appropriate NIN songs are greyed out when explicit material is turned off. There are some obvious gaps in their flags (Pantera - Effing Hostile is playable still), and the option doesn't seem to be integrated into their API so I can't turn off explicit on my Sonos system. But it's still a huge improvement on Spotify!

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PeterJW
Visitor
2016-05-02 09:06 PM
I'd be interested to know how Apple Music and other music sites compare with Spotify, as I am seriously considering moving my subscription to a service where I can filter out explicit material.
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rizky
Visitor
2016-05-02 09:16 PM

I have a Pandora subscription and was thinking about moving it to Spotify.  However the lack of a filter that allows me to request that explicit songs be filters is a deal breaker.  Pandora has this feature and it works great.  Almost every song has an explicit and non-explicit version.  It allows my kids to explore and enjoy more music without exposing them to foul language.  Even more concerning is the exposure and glorification of miscreant behavior and attitudes towards women embodied in much of todays pop music.  

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