@HagbardCeline I thought that instance blocked us but I'm not seeing qoto.org in their blocklist...
Alright, the better way to follow people is to copy the URL address of their profile page in your Qoto's search bar. That way you can follow them from within Qoto's interface which might be more convenient.
@HagbardCeline Excellent!
@trinsec and ty, solved, works this way.