ublock is off by default and only the sites you specify will be blocked.

[cuckoojohn]

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• I verified that this is not a filter issue
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• I tried to reproduce the issue when...
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Description

[Description of the bug or feature]

A specific URL where the issue occurs

[A specific URL is MANDATORY for issue happening on a web page, even if it happens "everywhere"]

Steps to Reproduce

1. [First Step]
2. [Second Step]
3. [and so on...]

Expected behavior:

[What you expected to happen]

Actual behavior:

[What actually happened]

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[gwarser]

https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/How-to-whitelist-a-web-site#disabling-filtering-temporarily-or-by-default-blacklist-mode

[gorhill]

I will just quote what I just answered on Reddit:

With uBO the default and sane assumption is that the internet is hostile and given this, disabling content blocking everywhere by default would be incompatible with uBO.