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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!

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jehu010
Visitor
2017-07-04 01:12 AM

added to my previous comment on the explicit filter button... I see this was put forward... 

"Submitted by sekuether21 on ‎2012-02-18 04:32 PM".

18th Feb 2012! 

Do I need to repeat it again...18th Feb 2012!

5+ years.

Come on...it does not take that long to put a filter into the program.

 

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richard-lynch
Visitor
2017-07-04 01:39 AM

Any progress on this?  It's a bit weird that this simple feature is not available yet.

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syfy
Visitor
2017-07-04 01:57 AM

Is there any way to filter songs that have explicit language? Maybe the world has gone insane, or I'm just a good old-fashioned Calvinist, but hearing the unexpected f-bomb is really offensive to my sensibility. I'm actually on the verge of not renewing Spotify and going back to Apple music. It costs more, but at least I'll be able to listen to music and not whatever else you call it...

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Maniot13
Casual Listener
2017-07-04 06:51 AM

This is a great idea.  This is awesome for younger kids because you don't want them to be listening to a bunch of crud.

AmandaP620
Visitor
2017-07-04 03:47 PM

https://twitter.com/APalmer620/status/882233589697581057

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AmandaP620
Visitor
2017-07-04 04:13 PM

This is @SpotifyCares response to my tweet: 

https://twitter.com/SpotifyCares/status/882239563586052096

johncats
Roadie
2017-07-04 04:24 PM
I am underwhelmed spotify. So positive
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kimsingjack1
Visitor
2017-07-04 10:04 PM

Please Find  a button.  Im gonna have to go with aple music all the way. 

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nerdstockgc
Visitor
2017-07-05 03:41 AM

I run a business and subscribe to spotify premium service to play music in the store while customers are visiting. We run a family-friendly business, so we don't want blatant swearing coming through our music. We love to play all kinds of different music, so we never know what song will be up next, and often have to make a sprint to the computer to skip a song that we know is explicit. I have no problem with swearing in music, but when it's played in a public venue, it needs to be safe for all. **bleep** yeah, it does.

<edit> Ironically, the forums automatically censored my swear word in my comment. *facepalm*

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Fordybee
Visitor
2017-07-05 11:17 AM

Totally agree with the others in favour - the radio stations manage to play songs with f word etc blanked out, so would be great if Spotify had the radio edits.

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