---
id: "blocking-service"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "blocking service"
language: "en"
category: "Rights protection and disputes"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/blocking-service/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/servicio-bloqueo/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/sperrdienst/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/service-blocage/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/servizio-blocco/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/servico-bloqueio/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/servis-blokirovki/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/pingbi-fuwu/"
---

# blocking service

A paid service from one or more registries that stops anyone from registering a brand's name across many TLDs at once. The names are blocked, not registered, so they do not resolve. It can cost less than buying each domain, but terms differ by provider.

## related terms

- [DPML](https://tldlog.com/glossary/dpml/)
- [GlobalBlock](https://tldlog.com/glossary/globalblock/)
- [AdultBlock](https://tldlog.com/glossary/adultblock/)
- [defensive registration](https://tldlog.com/glossary/defensive-registration/)
- [brand protection](https://tldlog.com/glossary/brand-protection/)