[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.

[tielmane]

The lack of this feature stops me from using Spotify playlists in my house. C'mon Spotify - just fix it already!

[JAR01]

Must get this! It's ridiculous Spotify promotes family plan without this feature to make the family plan feasible for the family. 

[jcramirezpfs]

Yes please put an explicit filter.  pandora has one and I hate pandora but will pay for their service until you add it to your platform. 

[warwickf]

To everyone : (please read to the end)



Whilst posting comments on the community page is important, this action
alone will not make any difference to Spotify policy. We must take more
direct action.



I have contacted Spotify a couple of times and they claim they are against
censorship and that only children age 13 plus (country dependent) should
have direct access to content. In fact, they threaten to close accounts
that permit direct access to younger children. However, this is not about
censorship. This is about customer choice and general responsibilities that
corporations should have.



At the very least please do at least the following:

- contact Spotify (simple help/support button) and complain

- when they quote the standard response above, ask to speak to someone
higher

- when escalations contact you, refuse to be satisfied, ask to speak to
someone higher

- repeat process



Alternatively, you can contact:

Daniel Ek – Chairman and CEO

Andreas Ehn – (CTO) Chief Technology Officer

Stefan Blom – Chief Content Office



Their London (HQ) address is :
28 Argyll Street, London, W1F 7TU


Their U.S. address if you prefer is:
76 9th Avenue, Suite 1110, New York, NY 10011-4962 I



nterestingly, Mr Ted Sarandos, the boss of Netflix, is on the Spotify
Board. If Netflix can have a simple 4-digit password to protect younger
users, then it can’t be a stretch for Spotify.



Let’s do what we can. We must contact Spotify employees or board members
directly. This community page is just that, a community page.



So, pick up a pen, click on the Support button or pick up the phone.



Thanks for reading to the end, if you have more information or ideas of
direct influence, please share.

[Justinstockdale]

This is the best idea ever...I have children 7 and 9 who listen to capital FM...why does the default have to be explicit language...love Spotify but if Amazon or Google music get this right first I will be with them...I don't want to worry about what my kids are listening to

[rulch]

We need that "parental control filter" on Spotify. how's that a popular service like Spotify doesn't have one ? This should be at the top of your list for one simple reason, you will be losing custmers over this.   

[BigManWood]

I have my entire play list and cannot find a way to turn off explicit content. I'm sure you have a way to link the existing playlist to both explicit and non explicit with the click of a button. So after I click the button what can be coveted to clean will play and all others would remain unavailable. Make it happen!

[bigspender]

It's been 6 months since you provided an update on this feature.  Please let us know if you will ever provide it.  I have to constantly monitor the songs in the Spotify channels and playlists because of the lack of removing explicit language from songs.  When I have it on at work or in the car with the kids, it's almost better just listening to the radio...

[FritzHolz]

Great ideas, thanks. Also, try Tweeting directly at Spotify (@spotify) and
at Stefan Blom (@scblom), who is the company's chief content officer and
chief strategy officer.

Mine to Spotify read: "@Spotify We're dying
for a #$*%!!! explicit lyrics filter out here! Can you please add one so I
can listen with friends and at work?"

They at least replied, which is a start.

[xPhobophobia]

This is an important feature for family-run public spaces. Please implement it or I'll need to switch back to Pandora.