diff --git a/src/settings/Network_Menu_Settings.php b/src/settings/Network_Menu_Settings.php
index ce359889..5703cc82 100644
--- a/src/settings/Network_Menu_Settings.php
+++ b/src/settings/Network_Menu_Settings.php
@@ -96,9 +96,13 @@ public function network_settings_save() {
 			'cookiebot-nooutput-admin',
 			! empty( $_POST['cookiebot-nooutput-admin'] ) ? $_POST['cookiebot-nooutput-admin'] : ''
 		);
+		$allowed_blocking_modes = array( 'auto', 'manual' );
+		$blocking_mode          = isset( $_POST['cookiebot-cookie-blocking-mode'] )
+			? sanitize_key( $_POST['cookiebot-cookie-blocking-mode'] )
+			: 'manual';
 		update_site_option(
 			'cookiebot-cookie-blocking-mode',
-			'manual'
+			in_array( $blocking_mode, $allowed_blocking_modes, true ) ? $blocking_mode : 'manual'
 		);
 
 		wp_safe_redirect(
diff --git a/src/view/admin/cb_frame/network-settings-page.php b/src/view/admin/cb_frame/network-settings-page.php
index f85d2a44..941261ae 100644
--- a/src/view/admin/cb_frame/network-settings-page.php
+++ b/src/view/admin/cb_frame/network-settings-page.php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 								<?php esc_html_e( 'Are you sure?', 'cookiebot' ); ?>
 							</h3>
 							<p class="cb-general__info__text">
-								<?php esc_html_e( 'You will need to add a new ID before updating other network settings. If any subsite is using its own account disconnecting this account won’t affect it.', 'cookiebot' ); ?>
+								<?php esc_html_e( 'You will need to add a new ID before updating other network settings. If any subsite is using its own account disconnecting this account won\'t affect it.', 'cookiebot' ); ?>
 							</p>
 							<div class="new-account-actions">
 								<div id="cookiebot-cbid-cancel" class="cb-btn cb-white-btn">
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ class="cb-btn cb-main-btn"><?php esc_html_e( 'Disconnect account', 'cookiebot' )
 							</div>
 						</div>
 
-						<!-- <div class="cb-settings__config__item">
+						<div class="cb-settings__config__item">
 							<div class="cb-settings__config__content">
 								<h3 class="cb-settings__config__subtitle"><?php esc_html_e( 'Cookie-blocking', 'cookiebot' ); ?></h3>
 								<p class="cb-general__info__text">
-									<?php esc_html_e( 'Select your cookie-blocking mode here. Auto cookie-blocking mode will automatically block all cookies (except for ‘strictly necessary’ cookies) until a user has given consent. Manual cookie-blocking mode requests manual adjustments to the cookie-setting scripts. Please find our implementation guides below:', 'cookiebot' ); ?>
+									<?php esc_html_e( 'Select your cookie-blocking mode here. Auto cookie-blocking mode will automatically block all cookies (except for \'strictly necessary\' cookies) until a user has given consent. Manual cookie-blocking mode requests manual adjustments to the cookie-setting scripts. Please find our implementation guides below:', 'cookiebot' ); ?>
 								</p>
 							</div>
 							<div class="cb-settings__config__data">
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class="cb-btn cb-main-btn"><?php esc_html_e( 'Disconnect account', 'cookiebot' )
 									</label>
 								</div>
 							</div>
-						</div> -->
+						</div>
 
 						<div class="cb-settings__config__item secondary__item" id="declaration-tag">
 							<div class="cb-settings__config__content">
diff --git a/src/view/admin/uc_frame/network-settings-page.php b/src/view/admin/uc_frame/network-settings-page.php
index 686eea3c..ad38b828 100644
--- a/src/view/admin/uc_frame/network-settings-page.php
+++ b/src/view/admin/uc_frame/network-settings-page.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 								<?php esc_html_e( 'Are you sure?', 'cookiebot' ); ?>
 							</h3>
 							<p class="cb-general__info__text">
-								<?php esc_html_e( 'You will need to add a new ID before updating other network settings. If any subsite is using its own account disconnecting this account won’t affect it.', 'cookiebot' ); ?>
+								<?php esc_html_e( 'You will need to add a new ID before updating other network settings. If any subsite is using its own account disconnecting this account won\'t affect it.', 'cookiebot' ); ?>
 							</p>
 							<div class="new-account-actions">
 								<div id="cookiebot-cbid-cancel" class="cb-btn cb-white-btn">
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class="cb-btn cb-main-btn"><?php esc_html_e( 'Disconnect account', 'cookiebot' )
 						<div id="cookiebot-ruleset-id-selector" class="cb-settings__config__item">
 							<div class="cb-settings__config__content">
 								<p class="cb-general__info__text">
-									<?php esc_html_e( 'Let us know if your account is set for compliance with a single privacy law (e.g. GDPR) or multiple laws (e.g. GDPR and CCPA) based on user’s location. The default is a single privacy law, so this is likely your setting unless modified.', 'cookiebot' ); ?>
+									<?php esc_html_e( 'Let us know if your account is set for compliance with a single privacy law (e.g. GDPR) or multiple laws (e.g. GDPR and CCPA) based on user\'s location. The default is a single privacy law, so this is likely your setting unless modified.', 'cookiebot' ); ?>
 								</p>
 							</div>
 							<div class="cb-settings__config__data">
@@ -110,11 +110,11 @@ class="cb-btn cb-main-btn"><?php esc_html_e( 'Disconnect account', 'cookiebot' )
 							</div>
 						</div>
 
-						<!-- <div class="cb-settings__config__item">
+						<div class="cb-settings__config__item">
 							<div class="cb-settings__config__content">
 								<h3 class="cb-settings__config__subtitle"><?php esc_html_e( 'Cookie-blocking', 'cookiebot' ); ?></h3>
 								<p class="cb-general__info__text">
-									<?php esc_html_e( 'Choose the type of your cookie-blocking mode. Select automatic to automatically block all cookies except those strictly necessary to use before user gives consent. Manual mode lets you adjust your cookie settings within your website’s HTML.', 'cookiebot' ); ?>
+									<?php esc_html_e( 'Choose the type of your cookie-blocking mode. Select automatic to automatically block all cookies except those strictly necessary to use before user gives consent. Manual mode lets you adjust your cookie settings within your website\'s HTML.', 'cookiebot' ); ?>
 								</p>
 							</div>
 							<div class="cb-settings__config__data">
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class="cb-btn cb-main-btn"><?php esc_html_e( 'Disconnect account', 'cookiebot' )
 									</label>
 								</div>
 							</div>
-						</div> -->
+						</div>
 
 						<div class="cb-settings__config__item">
 							<div class="cb-settings__config__content">