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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
Comments
DBegeer
Newbie
2018-02-01 03:00 PM

A Idea from 2012 with almost 12000 votes and 403 pages with people who would like to see this feature and still no action. Are you actually doing something else then saying you are working on it Spotify?

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Fredrik8
Visitor
2018-02-01 03:24 PM

My premium subscription is now cancelled. Not sure if there is any point to continue commenting here. Clearly is not being read by Spotify. Haven’t seen any comment from them since 2016. We are being ignored. Hopefully someone reads the subscription cancellation comments...

danco1000
Visitor
2018-02-01 03:29 PM

The only way they will listen at this point is off they start losing costumers on mass.

Cancel your subscriptions.

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jsvd
Visitor
2018-02-01 05:27 PM

Hello, is there an update on this? I'd really like this feature!  Thank you.

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SaraFA
Visitor
2018-02-01 06:08 PM

Please do this! 

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johncats
Roadie
2018-02-01 11:29 PM

I have always felt uncomfortable with apple  - simpering slightly alien benevolence that lets you use your own hands to pick your pockets for them - but with spotify I get the feeling that I am near a brick wall that doesnt even know - or care - that I exist

Jefft-191
Visitor
2018-02-01 11:41 PM

Won't be renewing after my three month trial

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empathephant
Newbie
2018-02-02 06:47 AM

This will always be a feature request.  Just implement it.  We can always use the mute button, but this would be way more convenient.

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user-removed
Not applicable
2018-02-02 02:40 PM

 This feature is needed and seems like an easy filter since the explicit songs are already tagged as such.

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scgh
Casual Listener
2018-02-02 04:22 PM

Just cancelled my membership and signed up to Apple. 🙂

 

I refuse to pay money to a service that has "Family" Memberships without the ability to protect young children from explicit lyrics.

 

Spotify says: "It's great to hear music as the artist intended it to be heard. This means Spotify can sometimes include explicit content"

Half of the charts has explicit content.  If you don't provide us with the features we want we take out money to Apple.  Simples.