Depending on what you choose for each segment, the associated content is either included or excluded from the accessible inventory, as outlined below:
Adult Sexual Explicit Content |
Standard |
Limited |
Audio content describing sexual situations that require a content warning |
Excluded |
Excluded |
Audio content or entertainment content with brief mentions of adult content or nudity (e.g. movie/TV/music reviews, poems, photography) |
Included |
Excluded |
Alcohol |
Standard |
Limited |
Audio content featuring misuse of alcohol such as addiction, actions under influence, illness or death caused by alcohol |
Excluded |
Excluded |
Audio content related to alcohol consumption in the context of entertainment or recommendation (e.g. reviews, food & wine pairings) |
Included |
Excluded |
Arms & Ammunition |
Standard |
Limited |
Audio content featuring illegal use or possession or sale of arms & ammunition |
Excluded |
Excluded |
Audio content related to arms & ammunition topics presented in the context of entertainment or non-crime context (e.g. gun discussions, legal sales of guns, recommendations) |
Included |
Excluded |
Crime & Violence |
Standard |
Limited |
Audio content related to criminal activity and/or violence, including True Crime (e.g. in-depth news coverage or descriptions of criminal/violent activity) |
Excluded |
Excluded |
Audio content or entertainment about crime & violence (e.g. mentions of crime/violence - less detailed descriptions) |
Included |
Excluded |
Death or Injury |
Standard |
Limited |
Audio content related to negative events that result in death or injury, including True Crime (e.g. in-depth descriptions of crime scenes) |
Excluded |
Excluded |
Audio content or entertainment about death or injury (e.g. discussion of someone breaking a bone - less graphic descriptions) |
Included |
Excluded |
Epidemic |
Standard |
Limited |
Audio content related to negative content such as death count caused by epidemic outbreaks (COVID-19, SARS, etc.) |
Excluded |
Excluded |
Audio content related to epidemic outbreak that does not contain references to death |
Included |
Excluded |
Hate Speech & acts of Aggression |
Standard |
Limited |
Audio content related to hateful and derogatory speech and/or insults (e.g. multiple insults directed at a specific person or group intending to demean them) |
Excluded |
Excluded |
Audio content related to hate speech/acts of agression presented in the context of entertainment (e.g. comedic jokes on a network television show a la The Big Bang Theory poking fun at 'nerds') |
Included |
Excluded |
Illegal Drugs |
Standard |
Limited |
Audio content featuring illegal drug use including addiction, drug abuse, and/or death caused by illegal drugs |
Excluded |
Excluded |
Audio content related to drug use presented in the context of entertainment (e.g. discussion of TV shows pertaining to drug use such as Dopesick) |
Included |
Excluded |
Military Conflict |
Standard |
Limited |
Audio content related to negative content such as tragedy, casualties caused by military conflict |
Excluded |
Excluded |
Audio content about military conflict that does not contain content about death (e.g. explanation of context around world conflicts) |
Included |
Excluded |
Obscenity and Profanity |
Standard |
Limited |
Audio content that uses offensive and/or vulgar language intended to offend or describe repulsive behavior or actions |
Excluded |
Excluded |
Audio content that uses obscenity and/or profanity as part of conversational language |
Included |
Excluded |
Sensitive Social Issue (NOTE: this list of topics is ever changing and difficult to define) |
Standard |
Limited |
Audio content related to debated social issues and/or related acts in a negative or partisan context |
Excluded |
Excluded |
Audio content related to debated social issues in the context of explanation and/or non-partisan context |
Included |
Excluded |
Terrorism |
Standard |
Limited |
Audio content related to negative content such as tragedy, casualties caused by terrorism |
Excluded |
Excluded |
Audio content related to terrorism presented in the context of entertainment (e.g. discussion of TV show Homeland) |
Included |
Excluded |
Tobacco/eCigarettes/Vaping |
Standard |
Limited |
Audio content related to misuse of tobacco or eCigarettes that result in illness, harm or death and/or controversial discussions on tobacco or eCigarettes (e.g. condoning chain smoking) |
Excluded |
Excluded |
Audio content related to use of tobacco or eCigarettes in entertainment or in the context of smoking cessation |
Included |
Excluded |
Violation of Human Rights |
Standard |
Limited |
Audio content that includes ethnic/racial slurs related to negative content such as tragedy, deaths, or injury caused by violation of human rights |
Excluded |
Excluded |
Audio content that includes content around violations of human rights but does not include content around death or uses of ethnic/racial slurs (e.g. content explaining human rights topics) |
Included |
Excluded |