diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/common/constants.ts b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/common/constants.ts
index bb6136d9d08b5..79449e5d229b8 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/common/constants.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/common/constants.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export const ALLOWED_JOB_CONTENT_TYPES = [
 // See:
 // https://github.com/chromium/chromium/blob/3611052c055897e5ebbc5b73ea295092e0c20141/services/network/public/cpp/header_util_unittest.cc#L50
 // For a list of headers that chromium doesn't like
-export const KBN_SCREENSHOT_HEADER_DENY_LIST = [
+export const KBN_SCREENSHOT_HEADER_BLOCK_LIST = [
   'accept-encoding',
   'connection',
   'content-length',
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export const KBN_SCREENSHOT_HEADER_DENY_LIST = [
   'keep-alive',
 ];
 
-export const KBN_SCREENSHOT_HEADER_DENY_LIST_STARTS_WITH_PATTERN = ['proxy-'];
+export const KBN_SCREENSHOT_HEADER_BLOCK_LIST_STARTS_WITH_PATTERN = ['proxy-'];
 
 export const UI_SETTINGS_CUSTOM_PDF_LOGO = 'xpackReporting:customPdfLogo';
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/browsers/network_policy.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/browsers/network_policy.test.ts
index 92603c647876b..b2fb6af41b01c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/browsers/network_policy.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/browsers/network_policy.test.ts
@@ -116,14 +116,14 @@ describe('Network Policy', () => {
     expect(allowRequest(url, rules)).toEqual(true);
   });
 
-  it('denies requests when hosts are from banned IP addresses', () => {
+  it('denies requests when hosts are from blocked IP addresses', () => {
     const url = 'http://192.168.1.1/cool/route/bro';
     const rules = [{ allow: false, host: '192.168.1.1' }, { allow: true }];
 
     expect(allowRequest(url, rules)).toEqual(false);
   });
 
-  it('allows requests when hosts are IP addresses not banned', () => {
+  it('allows requests when hosts are IP addresses that are not blocked', () => {
     const url = 'http://192.168.2.1/cool/route/bro';
     const rules = [{ allow: false, host: '192.168.1.1' }, { allow: true }];
 
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ describe('Network Policy', () => {
       expect(allowRequest('http://bad.com/some/route', rules)).toEqual(false);
     });
 
-    it('allows banning of certain IPs', () => {
+    it('allows blocking of certain IPs', () => {
       const rules = [{ allow: false, host: '169.254.0.0' }, { allow: true }];
 
       expect(allowRequest('http://kibana.com/some/route', rules)).toEqual(true);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/export_types/common/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/export_types/common/index.ts
index 31ef49fc17dd1..e0d03eb4864ca 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/export_types/common/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/export_types/common/index.ts
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ export { decryptJobHeaders } from './decrypt_job_headers';
 export { getConditionalHeaders } from './get_conditional_headers';
 export { getCustomLogo } from './get_custom_logo';
 export { getFullUrls } from './get_full_urls';
-export { omitBannedHeaders } from './omit_banned_headers';
+export { omitBlockedHeaders } from './omit_blocked_headers';
 export { validateUrls } from './validate_urls';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/export_types/common/omit_banned_headers.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/export_types/common/omit_blocked_headers.test.ts
similarity index 82%
rename from x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/export_types/common/omit_banned_headers.test.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/export_types/common/omit_blocked_headers.test.ts
index f1f7dbb6bb043..f40651603db8f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/export_types/common/omit_banned_headers.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/export_types/common/omit_blocked_headers.test.ts
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
 
-import { omitBannedHeaders } from './index';
+import { omitBlockedHeaders } from './index';
 
-test(`omits banned headers`, async () => {
+test(`omits blocked headers`, async () => {
   const permittedHeaders = {
     foo: 'bar',
     baz: 'quix',
   };
 
-  const bannedHeaders = {
+  const blockedHeaders = {
     'accept-encoding': '',
     connection: 'upgrade',
     'content-length': '',
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ test(`omits banned headers`, async () => {
     trailer: 's are for trucks',
   };
 
-  const filteredHeaders = await omitBannedHeaders({
+  const filteredHeaders = await omitBlockedHeaders({
     job: {
       title: 'cool-job-bro',
       type: 'csv',
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ test(`omits banned headers`, async () => {
     },
     decryptedHeaders: {
       ...permittedHeaders,
-      ...bannedHeaders,
+      ...blockedHeaders,
     },
   });
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/export_types/common/omit_banned_headers.ts b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/export_types/common/omit_blocked_headers.ts
similarity index 69%
rename from x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/export_types/common/omit_banned_headers.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/export_types/common/omit_blocked_headers.ts
index 942fc53a43abc..946f033b4b481 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/export_types/common/omit_banned_headers.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/export_types/common/omit_blocked_headers.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
  */
 import { omitBy } from 'lodash';
 import {
-  KBN_SCREENSHOT_HEADER_DENY_LIST,
-  KBN_SCREENSHOT_HEADER_DENY_LIST_STARTS_WITH_PATTERN,
+  KBN_SCREENSHOT_HEADER_BLOCK_LIST,
+  KBN_SCREENSHOT_HEADER_BLOCK_LIST_STARTS_WITH_PATTERN,
 } from '../../../common/constants';
 
-export const omitBannedHeaders = <TaskPayloadType>({
+export const omitBlockedHeaders = <TaskPayloadType>({
   job,
   decryptedHeaders,
 }: {
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ export const omitBannedHeaders = <TaskPayloadType>({
     decryptedHeaders,
     (_value, header: string) =>
       header &&
-      (KBN_SCREENSHOT_HEADER_DENY_LIST.includes(header) ||
-        KBN_SCREENSHOT_HEADER_DENY_LIST_STARTS_WITH_PATTERN.some((pattern) =>
+      (KBN_SCREENSHOT_HEADER_BLOCK_LIST.includes(header) ||
+        KBN_SCREENSHOT_HEADER_BLOCK_LIST_STARTS_WITH_PATTERN.some((pattern) =>
           header?.startsWith(pattern)
         ))
   );
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/export_types/png/execute_job/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/export_types/png/execute_job/index.ts
index aa0854f152676..67fc51bbfc352 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/export_types/png/execute_job/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/export_types/png/execute_job/index.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
   decryptJobHeaders,
   getConditionalHeaders,
   getFullUrls,
-  omitBannedHeaders,
+  omitBlockedHeaders,
 } from '../../common';
 import { generatePngObservableFactory } from '../lib/generate_png';
 import { TaskPayloadPNG } from '../types';
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export const runTaskFnFactory: QueuedPngExecutorFactory = function executeJobFac
     const jobLogger = logger.clone([jobId]);
     const process$: Rx.Observable<TaskRunResult> = Rx.of(1).pipe(
       mergeMap(() => decryptJobHeaders({ encryptionKey, job, logger })),
-      map((decryptedHeaders) => omitBannedHeaders({ job, decryptedHeaders })),
+      map((decryptedHeaders) => omitBlockedHeaders({ job, decryptedHeaders })),
       map((filteredHeaders) => getConditionalHeaders({ config, job, filteredHeaders })),
       mergeMap((conditionalHeaders) => {
         const urls = getFullUrls({ config, job });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/export_types/printable_pdf/execute_job/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/export_types/printable_pdf/execute_job/index.ts
index 9cc96e1fe69aa..7d1bb109f508b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/export_types/printable_pdf/execute_job/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/export_types/printable_pdf/execute_job/index.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {
   getConditionalHeaders,
   getCustomLogo,
   getFullUrls,
-  omitBannedHeaders,
+  omitBlockedHeaders,
 } from '../../common';
 import { generatePdfObservableFactory } from '../lib/generate_pdf';
 import { TaskPayloadPDF } from '../types';
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export const runTaskFnFactory: QueuedPdfExecutorFactory = function executeJobFac
     const jobLogger = logger.clone([jobId]);
     const process$: Rx.Observable<TaskRunResult> = Rx.of(1).pipe(
       mergeMap(() => decryptJobHeaders({ encryptionKey, job, logger })),
-      map((decryptedHeaders) => omitBannedHeaders({ job, decryptedHeaders })),
+      map((decryptedHeaders) => omitBlockedHeaders({ job, decryptedHeaders })),
       map((filteredHeaders) => getConditionalHeaders({ config, job, filteredHeaders })),
       mergeMap((conditionalHeaders) =>
         getCustomLogo({ reporting, config, job, conditionalHeaders })
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/routes/diagnostic/screenshot.ts b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/routes/diagnostic/screenshot.ts
index e9899b7827bb0..979283f9f037c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/routes/diagnostic/screenshot.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/routes/diagnostic/screenshot.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { ReportingCore } from '../..';
 import { API_DIAGNOSE_URL } from '../../../common/constants';
-import { omitBannedHeaders } from '../../export_types/common';
+import { omitBlockedHeaders } from '../../export_types/common';
 import { getAbsoluteUrlFactory } from '../../export_types/common/get_absolute_url';
 import { generatePngObservableFactory } from '../../export_types/png/lib/generate_png';
 import { LevelLogger as Logger } from '../../lib';
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export const registerDiagnoseScreenshot = (reporting: ReportingCore, logger: Log
       };
 
       const headers = {
-        headers: omitBannedHeaders({
+        headers: omitBlockedHeaders({
           job: null,
           decryptedHeaders,
         }),