Spotify Is Expanding Free Access To Kid-Friendly Managed Accounts

Younger users can have their own profiles with personalized recommendations and playlists.

Spotify is making managed accounts free in more markets. Starting today, parents and guardians on any plan in the US, UK, Australia, France, Germany and the Netherlands can open a managed account for a child aged under 13. Spotify says free managed accounts are already available in some markets and are soon coming to others, such as Canada, New Zealand and many countries in Europe and Latin America.

The company debuted managed accounts on the Premium Family plan in October last year. These offer younger users a way to use Spotify with parental oversight. They include personalized recommendations and the ability to create playlists. Managed accounts are focused on audio — Spotify disables videos and Canvas looping visuals on such accounts by default.

Several privacy and safety measures are enabled too. There are no messaging functions and...

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