Adult Recommendations are not acceptable (NSFW)

I would implement an account setting for “Allow Content Rated:” with a series of checkboxes for each rating G, PG, R, NC-17, NR (Not Rated). You would need a row for TV and Movies. It would have to be localized as well or include all rating systems at once. Then all Plex content would have to be filtered through it before shown to the user of that account.

So in my example if my account only had G and PG checked, that’s the only content I could see. From my libraries, Global Search, Discovery, Hubs etc. It all gets filtered through there.

There would be side effects that you’d have to deal with but not as critical as what has happened. For instance if I was the only user of my server, added a Rated R movie but had R unchecked I would wonder why “Plex wasn’t adding my movie”. But that would be a better situation than we’re in now in my opinion.

The problem I see is that I don’t think Plex was built with this kind of system in mind so it would be a major change to the servers and clients.

Just my two cents

Chris

There’s plenty of places on Plex that display advertisements.

But you don’t ever see them so it can’t be true right?

We also have the option to turn the majority of them off. As long as we don’t want to view that content. Which is fine.

Then your point is irrelevant.

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I’d like to also add that a toggle in settings is exactly what’s needed at the moment, but for those of us that are happy to keep testing, couldn’t you add Discover to the experimental features toggle that already exists? As more of a hotfix than anything? I know it’ll still take time for the apps to be accepted and published to the available stores but a “toggle” in some sense does exist and is currently unused? L

And on the case of NSFW content, would it not be possible to just copy the restriction filters we already have present and attach them to the account level? With the possibility of even locking these restrictions with a passcode?

You are in the wrong thread in that case.

You never said the ads were avoidable. You said you never see ads. Big difference.

So then also lets take it a bit further. You must not use the search feature either because as stated by the person above you linking to 3rd party services “hey you cant watch THIS here” is absolutely advertisement.

So I’m glad you can avoid that. Many people use the app differently.

The very reason a whole lot of people use Plex was to cut the cord and that means EVERYWHERE. Otherwise what do we need Plex for? I can go watch media on Disney+ and Paramount+ and HBO MAX.

WHAT EXACTLY DO I NEED PLEX FOR THEN?

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Well all of the discussion has been about use of the new features, Discover and More Ways To Watch, so ads are unavoidable, especially as it is broken and there is no reward from the offers.

ps - this thread is about advertisements, for porn.

That’s NOT our fault though. That’s their problem as of right now because they’ve been slowly going down this new big adventure road for the past 6 years or so, again, without taking preventable measures that might come up along the way. That’s the problem with all this magical VC money. Our servers were fine, just lock down bugs, provide advancement to the infrastructure, add the collections, playlist features and all that, that’s great! Work on the additional agreements that we need for our codecs and such.

All this stuff that we’ve been shoved on our systems right now has had no real life changing momentum here in my household.

I would give it thumbs up and allow it to be used had the controls for my household been implemented.

The kids don’t have access to any of the Plex streaming channels and won’t.

I am merely doing testing for myself and realizing it’s not suitable.

Agreed. But being in software development in a past life I can tell you that when a piece of software is initially architected the future isn’t clear. Rarely is an adequate foundation laid down for the future development. And as the software evolves it’s rarely pretty or best method. More often than not new features are grafted on however they can be. As a result, Plex libraries have a specific checkbox for “Allow Adult Content”. I would imagine that was easy to add vs. an account level filter by ratings.

If Plex had account level ratings restrictions in the user system and everything had to go through there imagine the control it would give users. And as new features were added, they would also have to go through that system. But that would have required them to think of that back when they started the multi-user system or rearchitect the system now. And remember that they have essentially TWO separate user systems to deal with. Plex.tv Accounts and Managed Users.

I don’t envy the process they are going through now to deliver a solution that allows Plex to add this feature while enabling user control. I wish them the best though as I do see the promise of these features.

Again my two cents

Chris

Plex does have account level ratings restrictions already. You click your managed user then navigate to Restrictions and then edit Restriction Profile.

Doesn’t it only work with Plex Media Server libraries and the Movies & TV VOD stuff though? I don’t think it’s a universal system. So each new feature has to graft into it. And I believe it’s still kind of two systems. One for the Plex.tv accounts that lives on the Plex.tv servers and the Managed Users which lives on your personal Plex Media Server. It’s not like I have inside information. Just extrapolating what I’ve read over time on the forums.

Chris

This doesn’t filter out Plex streaming channels that fall through the cracks of the lowest rating. I don’t want news channels or anything else not related to kids showing up but it clearly does because the rating is suitable for general audiences and that needs to be further locked down on a kids user profile. It needs to be broken down more. Check boxes of those ratings or the ability to select only the channels accessible to that managed user and nothing else, something set by the admin.

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Yea I agree. It could use some work and each new feature has to be carefully implemented with this system to avoid any further uprisings like this.

This is what the hub looks like on the managed user using the lowest rating, Younger Kid. Home of my Roku. This isn’t cool.

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Yea. I mean they should be making sure any new features/whatnot will honor these settings already in place. It should be high up on the design flow chart for sure.

Damn, now I’ll have to ask my users to check theirs. Will go look at our rebranded unit we have upstairs.

Ugly ugly ugly

Isn’t this more the result of the ‘path forward’ being the Plex Metadata Service and the new scanners/agents? I’ve read that they’re trying to get the Python out of Plex. And such that the old plugin/scanners Python based system will eventually be removed. I think that’s why the gentle nudge to “Update Libraries” notification was put up.

I will say that I think it’s an odd choice to add all the Adult metadata to the Plex database before some decent Sports metadata.

Chris

Yeah, this is why I been OTT feisty since the roll out of Discover. I mean, it’s been a pattern since Plex channels and Plex movies and Tv shows launched that the granularity was asked for by me and by others but our concerns weren’t met.

I do thank you for being proactive and advocating on the behalf of users. You are in a no-win situation.

If I was in your shoes, I’d be calling them even if that means waking up the entire Leadership Team if not in a decent time zone. Showing children (even accidently) hardcore porn is going to get picked up by the press somewhere and the LT needs to prepare. The investors might want to have an immediate one-way conversation as well.

This is exactly what I thought they’d be working on for the past couple of years since launching these new streaming ventures of theirs. This is why I’m so frustrated with them.