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Profanity Filtering on Disney Plus

Parents wouldn’t expect Disney to need parental controls or a profanity filter, but with the acquisition of Lucas Films and Marvel, not everything streaming on Disney Plus may be appropriate. Entertainment of all kinds is very accessible to children, and parents need to know how to prevent their kids from watching what may not be appropriate for them. 

Can You Filter Profanity on Disney Plus?

Disney streaming does have parental controls, and while not a formal Dinsey Plus profanity filter, these control settings help parents restrict what titles their children can access. Disney doesn’t only make and stream family-friendly content; for example, Deadpool is rated R and freely available on the platform. Star Wars, with its many lightsaber battles, may not be suitable for your children, and films like Sister Act feature mafia violence and religious expressions that may not be in line with your family’s values.

This is why even a company known for its films and shows aimed at families needs some type of way to filter profanity, offensive language, and content.

Access Parental Controls on Disney Plus

There are several parental filter options available on Disney, each of which we’ll cover, but the first one ensures only content suitable for all viewers is shown on your child’s account:

  1. Log into your account
  2. Select the profile you want to restrict
  3. Toggle “Junior Mode” to ON
  4. Enter the date of birth for that user profile
  5. Select “save”

It’s important to note that Disney, like other platforms, follows the MPAA guidelines. While this is a great guide for parents, it may not reflect what every parent feels is appropriate. When Junior Mode is enabled, only titles rated as safe for all viewers will be shown as determined by the MPAA.

Configuring Age-Appropriate Content Settings

Disney offers some maturity settings to help ensure only age-appropriate content is available on your child’s account. While the parental control features don’t act as a foul language filter or remove offensive language, Disney does offer content rating restrictions:

  1. On the profile selection screen select “Edit Profiles”
  2. Choose the profile you want to restrict
  3. Under “Parental Controls”, choose “Content Rating”
  4. Enter your password
  5. Choose the content rating for that profile and click “Save”

The ratings a parent can choose from are:

Movies

  • G — General Audiences: All ages admitted. Nothing would offend parents for viewing by children. 
  • PG — Parental Guidance Suggested: Some material may not be suitable for children. 
    • Parents are urged to give “parental guidance.” Content may include some material parents might not like for young children. 
  • PG-13 — Parents Strongly Cautioned: Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. 
    • Parents are urged to be cautious as some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers. 
  • R — Restricted: Under 17 requires an accompanying parent or adult guardian.
    • Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.