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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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Blessedjac
Roadie
2018-03-10 02:04 PM

Still no progress 

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Liberace
Newbie
2018-03-11 12:12 AM

We are considering stopping our family membership if we cannot stop the explicit language.

Bellstewart
Visitor
2018-03-11 05:19 AM

As we teach our children the moral ethics of the world we have to deal with these poor souls that are not educated enough to have a piece of class in expressing the art of music. Your sad child hood doesn't give you the right to spoil the next generation for your inability to move on. Get married and have a family the way it' supposed to be and then you shall experience the Maslow hierarhy of needs an maybe you will realize to us your art to progress the world.

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Chrisfell3
Casual Listener
2018-03-11 09:21 AM

I'm going. I prefer Spotify over the alternatives but cannot have this playing in my house with the kids. Family membership... You must be joking.

 

 

 

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Stephenca74
Visitor
2018-03-11 01:51 PM
Google music is great!
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Chrisfell3
Casual Listener
2018-03-11 01:56 PM

I'm looking at returning some echos... Amazon chat assist says that they will refund if purchased within one year.  Google music and home might be the right option.  I'm just checking that they will filter Google Music Unlimited.  

 

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Art1889884
Newbie
2018-03-11 03:51 PM
Stop considering and cancel already. Apparently, the only way to drive change is to take memberships from them at a time they are planning their IPO.



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Lyn5
Visitor
2018-03-12 06:40 AM

I'm done waiting.  Cancelled and switched my family to apple music.

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Error_101
Newbie
2018-03-12 08:29 PM

I'd also love the option where the clean version of the song (censored or radio edit version) played instead so you can still listen to the songs you like just without the swearing.

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ddralves
Visitor
2018-03-13 08:44 AM

Hey Spotify Devs,

 

Thanks for launching finally in South Africa. But I was dissapointed to see there is no filter for explicit content. Please, can this be added soon, if not I will have to rever to using Apple Music again as they offer the same service, same price and content filters. 

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