{"id":715812,"date":"2026-03-09T13:25:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T10:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/googles-undocumented-method-to-disavow-a-whole-tld\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T13:25:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T10:25:09","slug":"googles-undocumented-method-to-disavow-a-whole-tld","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/googles-undocumented-method-to-disavow-a-whole-tld\/","title":{"rendered":"Google\u2019s undocumented method to disavow a whole TLD"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4e08dc6544b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4e08dc6544b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/googles-undocumented-method-to-disavow-a-whole-tld\/#Google_does_not_document_it_because_it_is_not_something_the_company_recommends\" >Google does not document it because it is not something the company recommends.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Google_does_not_document_it_because_it_is_not_something_the_company_recommends\"><\/span>Google does not document it because it is not something the company recommends.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"bialty-container\">\n<p>John Mueller from Google said you can block a complete TLD, top-level-domain, using the link disavow tool. He said it is not something Google documents because \u201cGiven how big of a hammer it is, I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s something we should really suggest in the docs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>How does it work. <\/strong>All you need to do is use the syntax \u201cdomain:abc\u201d in the disavow file.  John posted this one Bluesky <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/johnmu.com\/post\/3mgg2cwa7fc2k\">saying<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cIf you\u2019re sure that it\u2019s what you want to do, you can use \u201cdomain:abc\u201d in the disavow file. Keep in mind that you can\u2019t carve out specific domains if you like some, but if you find the TLD is almost only annoying spammers, it\u2019ll save you time.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>He later added:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cGiven how big of a hammer it is, I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s something we should really suggest in the docs. I\u2019m sure all TLDs have some good sites.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Why we care. <\/strong>If there is on TLD that is concerning to you, sure, you can go ahead and disavow the whole TLD. But it might be better to be more selective of how you use the disavow file and don\u2019t just block TLDs at a whole.<\/p>\n<p>For more on the disavow link file, see <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/webmasters\/answer\/2648487?hl=en\">this help document<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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John Mueller from Google said you can block a complete TLD, top-level-domain, using the link disavow tool. 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