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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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cncb
Casual Listener
2016-02-16 04:39 PM

I just cancelled my subscription because I can't enjoy music with my kids using your service.  Between this long-standing request and the one for Replay Gain support (especially for Spotify Connect), it seems like Spotify just ignores reasonable customer requests for multiple years.  If you don't care about us, then I see no reason to give you any more money. 

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jjaltman1
Visitor
2016-02-17 01:27 AM

Just cancelled also - ridiculous!!!

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cec772
Visitor
2016-02-17 03:06 AM

Migrated to Apple music...much happiernow.

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Cmazurful
Visitor
2016-02-17 06:16 PM

Yes please! I prefer to not have to jump when explict lyrics come on at work. Love to stream music with spotify!

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dyforlife
Visitor
2016-02-17 09:05 PM

This is the exact reason I struggle with paying for spotify over the other options out there.  Pandora, iTunes Radio, etc. all allow you to filter out explicit lyrics.  If this isn't something that is seriously being addressed by spotify then I think you're seriously behind.

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Swifty123
Visitor
2016-02-17 10:21 PM
Please please add something to filter obscene lyrics. I like listening to charts etc but can't whilst kids are around. Can't believe this isn't already an option.
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ezycheez
Newbie
2016-02-17 10:33 PM

I'm also about to cancelled my family plan if this feature isn't added A.S.A.P. Paying for 4 users right now.

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Syman
Regular
2016-02-18 03:54 AM

Please give some kudos here!

 

[iOS][Search] Toggle between clean/explicit albums on mobile

 

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hk_wombat
Visitor
2016-02-18 04:39 AM

Original post is now 4 years old!

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user-removed
Not applicable
2016-02-18 04:38 PM

Love this idea, hope it comes out soon!

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