Add option to prefer explicit content

Thought I'd bump this thread again in case someone working there sees it

I take it they aren't planning on fixing this? I tried going through and using the "don't recommend this track" feature on hundreds of censored songs to try and get flow to choose the normal versions but it seems to just confuse the algorithm away from music I like

I love the service Deezer provides, and I love being able to get hi-fi audio and gladly pay the higher rates. However this issue has been infuriating as there has been no progress on fixing it in 3 years. To further compound the problem, google/Alexa/Siri don't pick an explicit song and asking them to play the explicit version just makes them start the same censored version all over again.

I love the service but I can't say that I would recommend Deezer to people who like explicit content. Furthermore every time it happens I get closer to unsubscribing. It's worn on me enough and it's not like it's a request that is extreme to implement given that the tagging and fetching algorithms already have a mechanism to AVOID what we are asking for. 

I’m new to Deezer as google/youtube music was messing me about (liked songs disappearing).

This is honestly more annoying; I may well end up not paying for Deezer if it keeps playing clean versions. How such a simple problem hasn’t been dealt with despite being on the radar for years...

It has been YEARS and still no update on this? 

Actually created an account on the forums just to see if this exact thing was suggested already, as it’s something that’s bugged me for a while now. Lo and behold this thread has been up since 2019, and had a few other duplicates merged into it. Doesn’t bode well for the feature being implemented, but I may as well give my two cents anyway. Not a fan of duplicate discographies and stripped down tunes cropping up when the platform has the originals available for listening. If explicit music is enabled by the listener, I have to imagine the listener wants explicit versions of a song when it exists. If a song from the same band and album title has an explicit version, it would be so much nicer if it only showed and recommended the explicit version.

Hi @WishItalyWasReal @jeremiahlee I totally get where you're coming from!

Having an option to prefer the explicit versions when available would make the experience so much smoother.

Hopefully, the team considers this suggestion soon!

Thanks for adding your thoughts to the conversation.

I appreciate the prompt response Leonídia. While I imagine you don’t have a big say in what gets done by the dev team, it is nice to get a supportive reply! If there is a place for leaders to poke in though, I’d be very grateful for another mention if it’s been a while. It’s quite an old thread, maybe it just slipped through the cracks.

Im  currently trying to find an alternative to my old service and Deezer is at the top.  However this is potentially a deal breaker for me.  Is this really 6 years old (I’ve seen older Reddit posts too) and has no action taken on it? 

Are we unlikely to see this implemented? How hard would it be to have a 3 way switch to have a don’t care option and then only clean and only explicit? Hearing a song pop up and then all the sudden it starts cutting out destroys the vibe. 

Please for the love of god add this. I hate getting served censored songs constantly. I’ll probably end up canceling my subscription over it. 

This is a great opportunity for Deezer to jump on. I hope they prioritize it soon.