diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index bee03e79..9367cc30 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -2143,13 +2143,33 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                     if moderationButton=='unsuspend':
                         unsuspendAccount(self.server.baseDir,nickname)
                     if moderationButton=='block':
-                        fullBlockDomain=moderationText.split('@')[1]
-                        addGlobalBlock(self.server.baseDir, \
-                                       nickname,fullBlockDomain)
+                        fullBlockDomain=None
+                        if moderationText.startswith('http') or \
+                           moderationText.startswith('dat'):
+                            blockDomain,blockPort=getDomainFromActor(moderationText)
+                            fullBlockDomain=blockDomain
+                            if blockPort:
+                                if blockPort!=80 and blockPort!=443:
+                                    fullBlockDomain=blockDomain+':'+str(blockPort)
+                        if '@' in moderationText:
+                            fullBlockDomain=moderationText.split('@')[1]
+                        if fullBlockDomain:
+                            addGlobalBlock(self.server.baseDir, \
+                                           nickname,fullBlockDomain)
                     if moderationButton=='unblock':
-                        fullBlockDomain=moderationText.split('@')[1]
-                        removeGlobalBlock(self.server.baseDir, \
-                                          nickname,fullBlockDomain)
+                        fullBlockDomain=None
+                        if moderationText.startswith('http') or \
+                           moderationText.startswith('dat'):
+                            blockDomain,blockPort=getDomainFromActor(moderationText)
+                            fullBlockDomain=blockDomain
+                            if blockPort:
+                                if blockPort!=80 and blockPort!=443:
+                                    fullBlockDomain=blockDomain+':'+str(blockPort)
+                        if '@' in moderationText:
+                            fullBlockDomain=moderationText.split('@')[1]
+                        if fullBlockDomain:
+                            removeGlobalBlock(self.server.baseDir, \
+                                              nickname,fullBlockDomain)
                     if moderationButton=='remove':
                         if '/statuses/' not in moderationText:
                             removeAccount(self.server.baseDir, \
diff --git a/webinterface.py b/webinterface.py
index 75042294..6c77caa7 100644
--- a/webinterface.py
+++ b/webinterface.py
@@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@ def htmlTimeline(pageNumber: int,itemsPerPage: int,session,baseDir: str, \
         tlStr+= \
             '<form method="POST" action="/users/'+nickname+'/moderationaction">' \
             '<div class="container">\n'+ \
-            '    <input type="text" placeholder="Nickname or URL..." name="moderationAction" value="">' \
+            '    <input type="text" placeholder="Nickname or URL. Block using *@domain or nickname@domain" name="moderationAction" value="">' \
             '    <input type="submit" title="Remove the above item" name="submitRemove" value="Remove">' \
             '    <input type="submit" title="Suspend the above account nickname" name="submitSuspend" value="Suspend">' \
             '    <input type="submit" title="Remove a suspension for an account nickname" name="submitUnsuspend" value="Unsuspend">' \