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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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jacobsato
Visitor
2016-12-11 02:46 PM
Per Spotify company policy, explicit language will not be removed.

I have moved to Google Play. More music, free, less commercials and has
option to remove explicit music. I'll check back with Spotify in a few years
to see if any improvements have been made. Just go to Google Play or iTunes
or find a favorite station on iHeart. The choices are endless.


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jacobsato
Visitor
2016-12-11 02:46 PM
Per Spotify company policy, explicit language will not be removed.

I have moved to Google Play. More music, free, less commercials and has
option to remove explicit music. I'll check back with Spotify in a few years
to see if any improvements have been made. Just go to Google Play or iTunes
or find a favorite station on iHeart. The choices are endless.


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jacobsato
Visitor
2016-12-11 02:49 PM
Wow.very cool!


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jacobsato
Visitor
2016-12-11 02:49 PM
Wow.very cool!


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jacobsato
Visitor
2016-12-11 02:59 PM
Per Spotify company policy, explicit language will not be removed. It is
not a technical issue as many think it is.

I have moved to Google Play. More music, free, less commercials and has
option to remove explicit music. I'll check back with Spotify in a few years
to see if any improvements have been made. Just go to Google Play or iTunes
or find a favorite station on iHeart. The choices are endless.


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jacobsato
Visitor
2016-12-11 02:59 PM
Per Spotify company policy, explicit language will not be removed. It is
not a technical issue as many think it is.

I have moved to Google Play. More music, free, less commercials and has
option to remove explicit music. I'll check back with Spotify in a few years
to see if any improvements have been made. Just go to Google Play or iTunes
or find a favorite station on iHeart. The choices are endless.


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JohnRichKlein
Visitor
2016-12-11 05:36 PM

And yet, another year that I refuse to use Spotify. Too bad as it's integrated with my PS4 and would use it every day. Instead I just use Amazon Prime with my phone.

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bh5
Visitor
2016-12-12 04:37 AM

So thousands of people want this - and we all know it is an easy add on!! So WHY DOESN'T SPOTIFY DO IT? We are asking - they are faking listening!!

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Bmozisek
Casual Listener
2016-12-12 04:53 AM
No they are listening. they have taken the position that it is censorship.
they don't understand. leave. s.h.i.t.f.y sucks.
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Bmozisek
Casual Listener
2016-12-12 04:53 AM
No they are listening. they have taken the position that it is censorship.
they don't understand. leave. s.h.i.t.f.y sucks.
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