Do you allow accounts to follow you that have no profile details?
The consensus in the replies seems to be to allow anyone to follow your account. My follow-up question to that would be if that is the case, why do some accounts manually control who follows them?
@bibliolater
They can follow me but I don't interact.
@AmazingMeagen @bibliolater
Same here. I find that once they follow, they almost never interact, no likes, comments, or boosts.
@JPK_elmediat @AmazingMeagen What is the point of following then?
@bibliolater yes for no particular reason. I do not really check my followers, too lazy.
@bibliolater On the whole no
@bibliolater
- a closed loop of communication
- attempt at preventing AI intellectual theft
- personal safety
@AmazingMeagen Thank you for your insights.
@bibliolater Not really, if I get the vibe they are bots.
@bibliolater Yeah, I do.
I don't restrict following in any way. If later on the person turns out to be toxic, I block them.
I never had any serious trouble with this approach. But, then again, I'm well aware I'm not part of any vulnerable group, so my experience is not in any way universal.
@bibliolater I have no problem with anyone following me. If they annoy me, I can still mute/block them.
@Flominator I suppose that is one way of looking at it.
@bibliolater What I usually block right away are accounts that clearly look fishy (not just sloppy)
@undefined @Flominator How do you determine 'fishy'?
@bibliolater Yes, if their post history looks like a real person I could get along with.
Heck, I'll even let them follow if they look like they could be a genuine person lurking = low to no followers, and they don't follow thousands of people themself.
I'm an advocate for shy lurkers because I used to be one.
@paperisiili Thank you for commenting and providing your opinion.
If your answer is yes or no, are there any particular reasons?
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