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title: "Blocking a program"
slug: "blocking-a-program"
updated: 2024-09-04T17:39:51Z
published: 2024-09-04T17:39:51Z
canonical: "help.tritondigital.com/blocking-a-program"
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# Blocking a program

> Removing a podcast from podcast directories, such as Apple Podcasts

To prevent your show appearing in podcast directories like Apple Podcasts please follow the below steps to place a block request on your RSS feed.

**Note:** You can only block at the playlist level, so if your show has multiple playlists you'll need to repeat these steps for each.

**Note:** The `<itunes:block>` tag is respected by not just Apple Podcasts, but also other major directories. So applying this tag will remove the podcast from most podcast apps.

**Note:** Spotify does not appear to respect blocking in this way. If you require a show removed from Spotify, we suggest [geoblocking](/user/docs/geoblocking-shows-in-spotify) or doing this directly via [Spotify for Podcasters](https://podcasters.spotify.com/).

- Go to Playlist > Details.

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- Under Advanced Settings, you'll find the following option:

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- Tick the box to block your podcast, and hit Save changes.

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Please allow 24 hours for this to take effect across all podcast apps and directories.

**Why block your feed?**

To remove an existing listing from podcast apps or create a private feed. You could also consider using the [ad-free playlist](/user/docs/ad-free-rss-feed) when creating a private feed as those feeds have `<itunes:block>` enabled by default.