How does Wifi Blocking work? Can it be detected / prevented?

Marriott was accused of blocking personal Wifi access points by

deauthenticat[ing] packets sent to targeted access points and thus to disrupt access to individual hotspots.

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  How does Wifi Accesspoint blocking work?

  
  


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  How can a legitimate (company, or ISP) access point detect and prevent such blocking?