Spotify Launches Pilot In-app Parental Controls in Some Countries
In-app parental restrictions for users under the age of 13 will be available through Spotify starting on Friday in the form of “managed accounts.”
One song from Encanto that children request to hear repeatedly may find its way back into the algorithm and suggest songs for a parent’s Spotify profile.
The audio-streaming company made an effort to solve the problem by creating a kids-only app, and Spotify introduced the ability to exclude particular playlists from your taste profile last year.
The added feature, according to the company’s official statement, will first be available as a pilot program for parents or guardians on a Family plan in a few regions, including Denmark, New Zealand, and Sweden.
Once enabled, parents can monitor their young listeners’ accounts by banning them from watching videos, playing content, or even viewing Canvas films — the looping videos that accompany music playback — for any sexual content.
A new control function will allow parents to select whether their child can play specific artists or tracks.
This enables the parent or guardian to make more specific selections about what type of music their child has access to, rather than forcing their tween to use the more kid-friendly, but also more limiting, Spotify Kids application.
Newsng gathered that it is now available to users with the Premium Family plan in Denmark, New Zealand, and Sweden; there is no indication on when it will be made available to the $19.99 per month Family plan in the United States.
We earlier reported that following considerable back and forth earlier this year, Spotify announced that Apple has permitted it to show pricing details to consumers in the EU within its iOS app.
