I just followed them without any problem. Most likely they have you blocked if you cant follow them (the follow button would be disabled).
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@freemo Thanks! Seems strange because I only just created this account and can follow them fine from another server. Oh well...
@underlap Not sure why your account being new would matter.
@freemo Oh I meant it was unlikely to be explicitly blocked after just having being created.
Anyway, turns out I can't follow others from here, so it's a more general issue!
@underlap You cant follow anyone from any server? You are using the web interface?