Enhanced User Control over Recommendation Algorithm

[danzabarr]

Proposal

Clearly communicate the inferences made about us based on our listening habits that affect song recommendations, and enable us to provide feedback to the algorithm with the option to "agree" or "disagree" with inferences.

Rationale

I love that Spotify is getting smarter at understanding its users and is getting to know me better all the time through my listening behaviour. However, as algorithms play an increasingly pivotal role in curating personalized content, it is crucial for companies to offer users transparency and control over algorithm parameters. This will not only foster trust but also enhance user satisfaction by allowing us to tailor the platform to our unique tastes and preferences, and provide an elective channel of feedback from users to help improve the recommendation algorithm.

[MihailY]

Updated on 2023-09-25

Hello @danzabarr,

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[Deicord]

As the title says, stop it. I don't care for mainstream hippityhoppity music, it's 110% utter garbage to my ear and i don't want spotify to suggest me that garbage. You at spotify track every second of my app usage, so make use of that data for once and stop the idiotic, near moronic suggestions, thanks.

[NuriPlans]

This would be lovely. I hate that Spotify suggests me "mom playlists" just because of my age and gender it assumes I should be a mother. I'm not, this is misleading and the wrong profiling is rude, to say the least.

I would love to stop seeing mom-related content and this option could help with this stereotype profiling.

[therealgehenna]

When you search a song and listen to it, after it’s over it plays recommended songs for you. used to it would play songs similar to that, that you haven’t heard or isint in your library. now it plays songs that are either trending in tiktok or stuff i already have liked. i wanna find NEW music not stuff thats trending or ive already heard.

[ruta63]

I am tired of finding "trend" music in my home. I am trying to change my music style, but Spotify keeps recommending me the same reggaeton or corridos song I have played before. I would love to have an option to "BAN" specific types of music, so my playlist and future recommendations will be free from this old song I won't want to listen to anymore.