Spotify is more than a music streaming service. Today, Spotify also includes many social features. For example, you can link your Last.fm account to the streaming service, so you can accurately keep track of what music you’ve listened to and how often. You can also create playlists with friends and you can follow friends. If you want to prevent someone from following you on Spotify, you can block him or her.
We find the blocking function on many social media platforms: you can block users on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook for years.
Until recently, Spotify did not have a blocking function, while users have been asking for this for years. You could previously enable private mode, but then you could no longer share your music with all your friends. Or you had to contact customer service if you wanted to block someone, which was also a bit cumbersome.
Blocking artists has been possible for a while, but users have only been blocking since November this year. How can you block someone?
This is what you should do
You can block users in both the mobile app and the web and desktop versions of Spotify. First search for the relevant user, for example via the search bar of the streaming service. If you can’t find the person, click on your profile name in Spotify and choose Profile. You will find your followers under your profile name.
Click on a profile and then on the three horizontal dots. In the drop-down menu you will find the option To block. Spotify will ask you if you really want to block the person in question. By pressing again To block you can confirm your choice. The person can no longer see your profile, but also can no longer follow you and view your listening activity.
It is not possible to block individual users who follow your playlists. You will then have to delete the playlist or make it private. You can only do the latter in the mobile version of the Spotify app, by going to your playlist and tapping the three horizontal dots. Choose here make private.
Mention
If you are really being harassed by someone, you can also choose . in the drop-down menu on your profile Report. You will then be redirected to a web page where you can indicate for what reason you want to report someone, for example because of sexual content, hate messages or misleading content. Enter your email address and you will receive a verification code. You need this to confirm your report.
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