But sometimes a person has their account locked and if you still want to be able to follow them you can subscribe to them instead, and it won't notify them either. That'll only show their public posts, not their follower-only posts, so it respects the privacy. But that way you can keep following that person in a way anyway, it's like subscribing to their RSS feed.
@Paulos_the_fog Following people is the usual way.
But sometimes a person has their account locked and if you still want to be able to follow them you can subscribe to them instead, and it won't notify them either. That'll only show their public posts, not their follower-only posts, so it respects the privacy. But that way you can keep following that person in a way anyway, it's like subscribing to their RSS feed.