Here at Deezer, we love to hear artists express themselves. But we also recognise that offensive language, images and other explicit content are not always welcome.
We’ve introduced a simple explicit content filter enabling you to choose the level of explicit content that you are comfortable with.
Note: explicit content is data that is provided by our partners to qualify their music. We can’t guarantee our entire catalog is tagged properly but we do our best to fill the gaps when possible.
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- How does Deezer choose and tag explicit content?
- How to use the explicit content filter on Deezer
- How to report explicit content
How does Deezer choose and tag explicit content?
Explicit content can be lyrics, dialogue, or sound effects in songs, and it can be cover art, or all of the above.
Deezer is working with its partners and record labels to ensure as much of our catalog is correctly tagged. We will also be listening to our community of music fans, like you, to help us decide what content should be tagged as EXPLICIT. (See How to report explicit content.)
Explicit content tagging
Explicit content on Deezer is tagged in playlists and beside songs themselves on individual releases (albums, singles, EPs, compilations, etc).
When browsing through the song list on desktop or mobile, you will see the following tag beside songs with explicit content:
Explicit content is also tagged on the Now playing screen, too. Songs with explicit content display an 
icon beside the song name.
How to use the explicit content filter on Deezer
Deezer’s explicit content filter has three levels. By default, most Deezer users will have their content filtering set to level 1 (no filtering).
See the table below for an explanation of the filter and its levels.
|
Filter level |
Grade |
Filtering outcome |
|
1: No filtering (default level) |
All explicit content – including tracks and cover art – are accessible. Explicit content also appears in playlists, discographies and recommendations (e.g. Flow). |
|
|
2: Do not recommend explicit content |
Medium |
Tracks tagged EXPLICIT will not be recommended (e.g. in Flow and Mixes). However, explicit tracks can be played if they are clicked on and explicit cover art is still visible. |
|
3: Hide explicit content |
High |
Tracks tagged EXPLICIT will be greyed out and will be automatically skipped. As with level 2, explicit tracks will not be recommended (e.g. in Flow, etc). In search, explicit tracks or albums won’t show up. And explicit cover art will be hidden everywhere. |
See how to change your explicit content level below.
Desktop
- Click your user profile icon in the top-right corner
- From the drop-down menu, click Account Settings
- Go to the Display settings page
- On the Display settings page are the Explicit content filtering options. Turn one of the following two options Off or On to adjust the filter (see table above for filter details):
- Do not recommend explicit content
- Hide explicit content
Mobile
- Tap My Music
- Tap the Settings
icon - Go to App / App settings
- Under the Display settings section are the Explicit content filtering options. Turn one of the following two options Off or On to adjust the filter (see table above for filter details):
- Do not recommend explicit content
- Hide explicit content
How to report explicit content
Our content team and editors are working diligently to ensure as much of our catalog is correctly tagged so you can identify explicit content on our service.
In the event that you come across a song or artwork that you feel is explicit and has not been tagged, you can report it to us.
Our team are working on giving you the ability to report explicit content to us. We will update this section as soon as the feature is available.
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