diff --git a/ui/modal/modalBlockChannel/view.jsx b/ui/modal/modalBlockChannel/view.jsx
index 454f1a370..84871fece 100644
--- a/ui/modal/modalBlockChannel/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/modal/modalBlockChannel/view.jsx
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export default function ModalBlockChannel(props: Props) {
   const [timeoutSec, setTimeoutSec] = React.useState(-1);
 
   const isPersonalTheOnlyTab = !activeChannelIsModerator && !activeChannelIsAdmin;
-  const isTimeoutAvail = contentClaim && contentClaim.is_my_output;
+  const isTimeoutAvail = (contentClaim && contentClaim.is_my_output) || activeChannelIsModerator;
   const blockButtonDisabled = blockType === BLOCK.TIMEOUT && timeoutSec < 1;
 
   // **************************************************************************
diff --git a/ui/redux/selectors/comments.js b/ui/redux/selectors/comments.js
index 82365b9fa..7094c847c 100644
--- a/ui/redux/selectors/comments.js
+++ b/ui/redux/selectors/comments.js
@@ -324,11 +324,9 @@ const makeSelectFilteredComments = (comments: Array<Comment>, claimId?: string)
             if (claimId) {
               const claimIdIsMine = myClaims && myClaims.size > 0 && myClaims.has(claimId);
               if (!claimIdIsMine) {
-                return !(
-                  personalBlockList.includes(comment.channel_url) ||
-                  adminBlockList.includes(comment.channel_url) ||
-                  moderatorBlockList.includes(comment.channel_url)
-                );
+                if (personalBlockList.includes(comment.channel_url) || adminBlockList.includes(comment.channel_url)) {
+                  return false;
+                }
               }
             }