diff --git a/src/Contacts.ts b/src/Contacts.ts
index fcf195539..aa4d81061 100644
--- a/src/Contacts.ts
+++ b/src/Contacts.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {
   fromNanoString,
 } from './utils'
 
-export type ConsentState = 'allowed' | 'blocked' | 'unknown'
+export type ConsentState = 'allowed' | 'denied' | 'unknown'
 
 export type ConsentListEntryType = 'address'
 
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ export class ConsentList {
     return entry
   }
 
-  block(address: string) {
-    const entry = ConsentListEntry.fromAddress(address, 'blocked')
-    this.entries.set(entry.key, 'blocked')
+  deny(address: string) {
+    const entry = ConsentListEntry.fromAddress(address, 'denied')
+    this.entries.set(entry.key, 'denied')
     return entry
   }
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ export class ConsentList {
         this.allow(address)
       })
       action.block?.walletAddresses.forEach((address) => {
-        this.block(address)
+        this.deny(address)
       })
     })
 
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ export class ConsentList {
                 }
               : undefined,
           block:
-            entry.permissionType === 'blocked'
+            entry.permissionType === 'denied'
               ? {
                   walletAddresses: [entry.value],
                 }
@@ -229,8 +229,8 @@ export class Contacts {
       if (entry.permissionType === 'allowed') {
         this.consentList.allow(entry.value)
       }
-      if (entry.permissionType === 'blocked') {
-        this.consentList.block(entry.value)
+      if (entry.permissionType === 'denied') {
+        this.consentList.deny(entry.value)
       }
     })
   }
@@ -239,8 +239,8 @@ export class Contacts {
     return this.consentList.state(address) === 'allowed'
   }
 
-  isBlocked(address: string) {
-    return this.consentList.state(address) === 'blocked'
+  isDenied(address: string) {
+    return this.consentList.state(address) === 'denied'
   }
 
   consentState(address: string) {
@@ -255,10 +255,10 @@ export class Contacts {
     )
   }
 
-  async block(addresses: string[]) {
+  async deny(addresses: string[]) {
     await this.consentList.publish(
       addresses.map((address) =>
-        ConsentListEntry.fromAddress(address, 'blocked')
+        ConsentListEntry.fromAddress(address, 'denied')
       )
     )
   }
diff --git a/src/conversations/Conversation.ts b/src/conversations/Conversation.ts
index b1a16ce48..5c4d86bd9 100644
--- a/src/conversations/Conversation.ts
+++ b/src/conversations/Conversation.ts
@@ -72,18 +72,18 @@ export interface Conversation<ContentTypes = any> {
    */
   allow(): Promise<void>
   /**
-   * Add conversation peer address to block list
+   * Add conversation peer address to deny list
    */
-  block(): Promise<void>
+  deny(): Promise<void>
 
   /**
    * Returns true if conversation peer address is on the allow list
    */
   isAllowed: boolean
   /**
-   * Returns true if conversation peer address is on the block list
+   * Returns true if conversation peer address is on the deny list
    */
-  isBlocked: boolean
+  isDenied: boolean
   /**
    * Returns the consent state of the conversation peer address
    */
@@ -191,16 +191,16 @@ export class ConversationV1<ContentTypes>
     await this.client.contacts.allow([this.peerAddress])
   }
 
-  async block() {
-    await this.client.contacts.block([this.peerAddress])
+  async deny() {
+    await this.client.contacts.deny([this.peerAddress])
   }
 
   get isAllowed() {
     return this.client.contacts.isAllowed(this.peerAddress)
   }
 
-  get isBlocked() {
-    return this.client.contacts.isBlocked(this.peerAddress)
+  get isDenied() {
+    return this.client.contacts.isDenied(this.peerAddress)
   }
 
   get consentState() {
@@ -522,16 +522,16 @@ export class ConversationV2<ContentTypes>
     await this.client.contacts.allow([this.peerAddress])
   }
 
-  async block() {
-    await this.client.contacts.block([this.peerAddress])
+  async deny() {
+    await this.client.contacts.deny([this.peerAddress])
   }
 
   get isAllowed() {
     return this.client.contacts.isAllowed(this.peerAddress)
   }
 
-  get isBlocked() {
-    return this.client.contacts.isBlocked(this.peerAddress)
+  get isDenied() {
+    return this.client.contacts.isDenied(this.peerAddress)
   }
 
   get consentState() {