Block an industry

Media Owners
Last Updated: February 12, 2026

You can block any advertising industries that you do not want to serve on your site.

  1. Enter your email address and password to log in to the Index UI at app.indexexchange.com.

  2. If you have more than one account, select the account that you want to access.

  3. Go to Campaigns & BlocksBlocking Controls.

  4. In the Site ID drop-down list, select the site you want to apply the blocks to.
  5. In the Campaign Blocking Options, expand Industry.
  6. In the (Allowed) list, select the industry that you want to block. If you want to block an entire industry, select all sub-categories. For definitions of each industry, see Industry definitions.
  7. Click the arrow button at the top of the (Allowed) list to move the selected industry to the (Blocked) list.
  8. At the bottom of the page, click Save Changes.