Hotlinking Setting Missing

I noticed today that when linking directly to some files on our website from our HR platform, the links redirected to the home page of our website instead.

We used to have hotlinking prevented to our downloads via the settings in the plugin, but I would like to disable that setting so our files can be linked to from external sites again. However, the option appears to have been removed from the settings page. How can I ensure hotlinking is enabled for our downloads? I tried searching the documentation but got an error about too many redirects. I found via github release notes that the setting was hidden, so I would like to know how I can deactivate it when it was previously enabled.

Any assistance would be appreciated. Thank you!