@obi

I am not blocked, I just can't follow. I can still subscribe and interact, so not much practical difference.

You were prolly grandfathered in because you followed before the recent kerfuffle.

@EubieDrew @obi There is no 'grandfathering in'. If that instance would block Qoto, you'd get unfollowed automatically.

That said, I managed to follow her too, so it's nothing weird here.

@trinsec @obi

I was able to fix it by cancelling my follow request then immediately following. I will try that with some of the other accts with frustrated follows. looking like a bug.

@trinsec @obi @freemo

Okay, I deleted the original toot at the top of this thread because I thought I fixed it.

I WAS WRONG.

I only fixed it for thunberg, all the other accts went back to "Awaiting Approval" with the follow button changed to "Cancellfollow request" and timer icon shows up in the dialog.

The accts are all Black accts, some on big instances, plus the Tim Wise twitterbot acct.

I can still see content, not blocked. Not sure yet if subscibing works. I can follow all of them with my alt ub@mas.to

@EubieDrew
It might help if you mentioned the accounts, or at least the servers they're on.
And do they have a lock next to their names in their profile pages?

@obi @freemo

@trinsec @obi @freemo

Not locked accts. Besides, my alt on mas.to works fine. Have to feed Mom, be back with list w/in 1/2 hour.

@trinsec @obi @freemo

I am unable to follow ANYONE from these instances:

beta.birdsite.live
blacktwitter.io
botsin.space
dair-community.social
hachyderm.io

(The Thunberg case seems to have been a one-off and unrelated.)