Managing and controlling content on streaming platforms can help regulate what your children are exposed to and ensure that they’re only watching appropriate TV shows and movies. If you’re a Hulu user with kids, you’re likely exploring how to better navigate just that and see how Hulu’s filter works.
What is the Profanity Filter on Hulu?
Looking for an explanation of Hulu’s profanity filter and the benefits of using Hulu’s profanity filter? You’ve likely come to setting up their Kid’s Profiles over and over, the reason for that is there isn’t a profanity filter available on Hulu. Instead, they only offer PIN-controlled Kid’s Profiles that will display content suitable for all ages, based on MPAA ratings.
To set up a Kid’s Profile on Hulu, follow these simple steps:
- Create a new Profile or choose the profile you want to make kid-friendly
- Toggle the Kids switch ON
To ensure they cannot override the toggle, you can set a PIN:
- Go to Hulu.com and hover over your Profile icon
- Select Manage Profiles
- Enable PIN protection by toggling “on”
- Enter your password
Limitations of Hulu’s Censored Movies and TV Shows
Handling mature themes on Hulu has brought user feedback on limitations. Many users are unhappy that they can’t control how the content is presented and that a lot of shows censor out profanity or edit films to be TV-friendly. Some content that may slip through Hulu filters presents the limitations of Hulu’s censored content, which makes sense since Hulu doesn’t filter or censor content. All words and scenes removed are done by the production companies before they get to Hulu.
The fact that Hulu doesn’t provide profanity controls or filter content on their platform has also been a complaint among parents since the editing companies don’t always align with what they feel is appropriate. Essentially, the scenes cut and bleeps added are cable-friendly rather than based on what users think is appropriate for their family. Also, since it’s the production companies that handle the editing out of profanity and scenes, not all shows or movies are free from inappropriate material.
The backlash from the pre-edited shows and movies was even addressed by Hulu on their X/Twitter account, stating that they are “happy to share your feedback on this with the proper parties.” There have yet to be any updates regarding whether or not this will change and the list of censored movies and TV shows is quite extensive.
List of Hulu’s Censored Movies and TV Shows
Updates on new censored content are ongoing, so the list of censored movies and TV shows on Hulu below may not include everything, and the reasons for censoring specific content aren’t public:
- Afro Samurai
- American Dad!
- Akudama Drive
- Azur Lane
- Bleach
- Bordertown
- Brickleberry
- Captain America Civil War
- The Cleveland Show
- Code Geass
- Community
- Death Note (anime)
- Digimon Adventure
- Digimon Fusion
- Digimon Tamers
- Family Guy
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
- The Future Diary
- Fugget About it
- Futurama
- The Golden Girls
- Good Girls
- Gurren Lagann
- Highschool of the Dead
- High School DxD
- John Wick
- Major Lazer
- Overlord
- Regular Show
- Rick and Morty
- Sonic X
- Scrubs
- The Shield
- Sword Art Online: Alicization
- Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale
- Tokyo Ghoul
- Vikings
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters
- Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V
- Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
- Yu-Gi-Oh VRAINS
- Zombieland
Your Easy Hulu Profanity Filter Alternative
Many users also report that the cut profanity and TV-friendly movie versions aren’t enough, and there are no other tools for parents to use besides the Kids Profile. Luckily, there is an alternative to Hulu’s profanity filter, or rather lack thereof. We at Enjoy Movies Your Way give parents streaming superpowers by giving them control over their family’s streaming experience.
How this alternative works is primarily twofold: our AI language filtering program and visual scene filtering program. The AI program “reads” shows and movies according to the settings you’ve placed and removes them from the audio rather than placing a bleep. The visual scene filtering enables users to:
- Choose the level of non-graphic violence (fighting without blood or bruises)
- Selecting the level of graphic violence (fighting with physical marks and blood)
- Sexual content
- Adult themes (subject matter)
- Drug content
The benefits and features of the alternative solution to profanity and inappropriate material on Hulu give parents the tools to make decisions about what their family can see and hear. Rather than relying on MPAA ratings and a production company, you choose what is in line with your values and what you feel is appropriate.
We give you the tools to Enjoy Movies Your Way
