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[All Platforms] Explicit Filter

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!

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Bluemanta

ok, here we go... The facebook page is now published.... please spread the word 🙂

https://www.facebook.com/We-Want-Spotify-To-Implement-Explicit-Filter-Button-106250653164040/

paulranelli

Dialog w/ SpotifyCares via Twitter


Spotify @__spo__
Nothing beats a singalong with your kids! Belt out the best with these great playlists. #KeepSinging https://twitter.com/Spotify/timelines/770409391086505984
29 August

 

antelope13 @antelope13
@__spo__However u have no on-off switch or like for explicit-lyric songs no matter number of "likes" you receive abt needing one.
30 August

 

SpotifyCares @SpotifyCares
@antelope13 Hi there! We can see why this'd be useful. We'll let the right team know this is something you'd like to see in the app soon /CE
30 August

 

Bluemanta
".SpotifyCares @SpotifyCares

@antelope13 Hi there! We can see why this'd be useful. We'll let the right
team know this is something you'd like to see in the app soon /CE
30 August."

Yeah, same answer for the past 4 years 😉

We created a community Facebook page:

The page is called MAKE SPOTIFY CHILD SAFE
https://www.facebook.com/MakeSpotifyChildSafe/

Please like the page and share it on your page as well as feel free to post.
The more likes we get the more pressure we can put on Spotify.
jacobsato
I have moved to Google Play. More music, free, less commercials and has option to remove explicit music. I'll check back with Spotify in a few years to see if any improvements have been made. But why sweat the small stuff. Just go to Google Play or iTunes or find a favorite station on iHeart. The choices are endless.




jacobsato
I have moved to Google Play. More music, free, less commercials and has
option to remove explicit music. I'll check back with Spotify in a few years
to see if any improvements have been made. But why sweat the small stuff.
Just go to Google Play or iTunes or find a favorite station on iHeart. The
choices are endless.




drober30
I voted with my money, I did not join Spotify!
omgweak

I hate replacement curse words. Just be an adult and use the word. I mean, **bleep**.

innocuous_name

I also voted with my feet over to Amazon.  I miss some of the Spotify features and UI, Amazon's library is a little slimmer, and Amazon is also missing the explicit filter.  But, I get to back up my extensive local library with them and it's just $25 a year as a Prime member.  

I'll be giving Pandora a go again when they release their on-demand service in the near future.  I assume it will have explicit filter built in as the rest of their service does.  Spotify would get the same consideration should they decide to add this feature.

dbwoods101

Not resolving this with added ability to restrict explicit content will keep me from starting up a family subscription, or regular premium subscription for sure. 

 

Pandora has the option btw.

ttackett

Your app was a suggestion to play in office during the day.... BUT not until your company changes policy on having the explicite option.