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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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sdbrett
Visitor
2017-08-13 03:29 AM

This feature would be great and I'm surprised that it's not on the platform. 

 

There have been many times where I want to play my normal playflits, but cannot because I'm in the car with the kids and there is a decent number of explicit songs.

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Hayesy22
Visitor
2017-08-14 04:43 AM

Please add this feature already

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Armchair1
Visitor
2017-08-14 07:18 PM

Hello Spotify team, I will need to cancel my membership unless this feature is enabled and seek another provider.  Please can you advise why this isn't available yet?

thanks

thecrewdesigns
Visitor
2017-08-14 08:56 PM

I would love to be able to filter bad language. I don't know why there is a current trend with foul language in songs. I am no prude and of course swear at times but it seems its getting worse in songs and for no reason. I was listening to a song the other day a really nice ballad and then she just started swearing and ruined it .....why ??

Purplefishy
Visitor
2017-08-14 10:09 PM

I am a current Pandora user and am considering switching over to Spotify. I'm doing the free trial and it doesn't look like there is a way right now to only play clean versions of songs from the Spotify radio stations. This is kind of a deal breaker for me. On Pandora it's real simple to do. If some sort of filter can't be applied then I won't be signing up 😩  

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thecrewdesigns
Visitor
2017-08-14 10:18 PM

I see Pandora is only in the US at the moment (I am in the UK) I will check that out when it comes here if I can avoid all the bad language all the time

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Eungaidave
Visitor
2017-08-15 02:34 AM

Please enable a filter for explicit material. It is not censorship! It is just dumb that you don't give your subscribers the option to filter inappropriate material from otherwise great playlists. I am reconsidering my subscription. Please advise when you will be allowing this option. 

rqawceadsfvdafb
Visitor
2017-08-15 05:51 AM

Should be a toggle switch on the screen, but also a setting so you can have it on all the time.

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mwitters
Visitor
2017-08-15 02:37 PM

This feature was requested 5 years ago...FIVE YEARS!  And you haven't been able to get it into an update?!  Please, please please add this feature.  It's not that hard.

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sonicjoy
Regular
2017-08-15 09:09 PM

why is this taking so long to implement?