Fact · Dictation
In Google Cloud Speech-to-Text, the profanity filter does not run unless the profanityFilter setting is true.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“If this field is set to false or not set, Cloud Speech-to-Text will not attempt to filter profanities”
Enable profanity filtering (Speech-to-Text), Google Cloud documentation, n.d., Introduction.
Open the original- What it measures
- The setting is in the recognition features of the request.
- What it does not show
- Cloud API default. It does not describe any consumer app's default.