diff --git a/src/Module/Admin/Blocklist/Server.php b/src/Module/Admin/Blocklist/Server.php
index de31134db6..0bd195317c 100644
--- a/src/Module/Admin/Blocklist/Server.php
+++ b/src/Module/Admin/Blocklist/Server.php
@@ -40,20 +40,23 @@ class Server extends BaseAdmin
 
 		if (!empty($_POST['page_blocklist_save'])) {
 			//  Add new item to blocklist
+			$domain = trim($_POST['newentry_domain']);
+
 			$blocklist = DI::config()->get('system', 'blocklist');
 			$blocklist[] = [
-				'domain' => Strings::escapeTags(trim($_POST['newentry_domain'])),
-				'reason' => Strings::escapeTags(trim($_POST['newentry_reason']))
+				'domain' => $domain,
+				'reason' => trim($_POST['newentry_reason']),
 			];
 			DI::config()->set('system', 'blocklist', $blocklist);
+
 			info(DI::l10n()->t('Server domain pattern added to blocklist.'));
 		} else {
 			// Edit the entries from blocklist
 			$blocklist = [];
 			foreach ($_POST['domain'] as $id => $domain) {
 				// Trimming whitespaces as well as any lingering slashes
-				$domain = Strings::escapeTags(trim($domain, "\x00..\x1F/"));
-				$reason = Strings::escapeTags(trim($_POST['reason'][$id]));
+				$domain = trim($domain);
+				$reason = trim($_POST['reason'][$id]);
 				if (empty($_POST['delete'][$id])) {
 					$blocklist[] = [
 						'domain' => $domain,
@@ -97,7 +100,7 @@ class Server extends BaseAdmin
 </ul>'),
 			'$addtitle' => DI::l10n()->t('Add new entry to block list'),
 			'$newdomain' => ['newentry_domain', DI::l10n()->t('Server Domain Pattern'), '', DI::l10n()->t('The domain pattern of the new server to add to the block list. Do not include the protocol.'), DI::l10n()->t('Required'), '', ''],
-			'$newreason' => ['newentry_reason', DI::l10n()->t('Block reason'), '', DI::l10n()->t('The reason why you blocked this server domain pattern.'), DI::l10n()->t('Required'), '', ''],
+			'$newreason' => ['newentry_reason', DI::l10n()->t('Block reason'), '', DI::l10n()->t('The reason why you blocked this server domain pattern. This reason will be shown publicly in the server information page.'), DI::l10n()->t('Required'), '', ''],
 			'$submit' => DI::l10n()->t('Add Entry'),
 			'$savechanges' => DI::l10n()->t('Save changes to the blocklist'),
 			'$currenttitle' => DI::l10n()->t('Current Entries in the Blocklist'),
diff --git a/view/templates/friendica.tpl b/view/templates/friendica.tpl
index f890a58a95..25f1d2b64b 100644
--- a/view/templates/friendica.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/friendica.tpl
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 	<p>{{$visible_addons.title nofilter}}</p>
 	{{if $visible_addons.list}}
-	<div style="margin-left: 25px; margin-right: 25px; margin-bottom: 25px;">{{$visible_addons.list nofilter}}</div>
+	<div style="margin-left: 25px; margin-right: 25px; margin-bottom: 25px;">{{$visible_addons.list}}</div>
 	{{/if}}
 
 	{{if $tos}}
@@ -21,20 +21,20 @@
 
 	{{if $block_list}}
 	<div id="about_blocklist">
-		<p>{{$block_list.title nofilter}}</p>
+		<p>{{$block_list.title}}</p>
 		<br>
 		<table class="table">
 			<thead>
 				<tr>
-					<th>{{$block_list.header[0] nofilter}}</th>
-					<th>{{$block_list.header[1] nofilter}}</th>
+					<th>{{$block_list.header[0]}}</th>
+					<th>{{$block_list.header[1]}}</th>
 				</tr>
 			</thead>
 			<tbody>
 			{{foreach $block_list.list as $blocked}}
 				<tr>
-					<td>{{$blocked.domain nofilter}}</td>
-					<td>{{$blocked.reason nofilter}}</td>
+					<td>{{$blocked.domain}}</td>
+					<td>{{$blocked.reason}}</td>
 				</tr>
 			{{/foreach}}
 			</tbody>