what does it mean to not follow someone on facebook?
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Meaning, they don't need to follow you back. And since they don't follow you, your posts will not appear in their feed. They will have to follow you or add you as a friend to see your posts.
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A Like is a person who has chosen to attach their name to your Page as a fan. A follower is a person who has chosen to receive the updates that you post in their news feed (subject to the Facebook algorithm of course).
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Because of their privacy settings. Other reason is that Facebook limits your friends in your list to 5000 beyond which you can only follow that person and they can't accept any more requests.
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To make friends, you have to first follow others. Following is similar to friending on Facebook. When you follow someone, it means you're choosing to have her boards and pins show up in your feed, which can help you find people you want to know more about and inspire others to follow you in return.
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Acquaintances are people you might want to share less with on Facebook. You can choose to exclude these people when you post something by choosing Friends except Acquaintances in the audience selector. No one will be notified if you add them to this list.
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Private - When you tag someone in a post, who doesn't follow you and you are having a private account, they won't receive any notification whatsoever and won't be able to view your post as you have restricted them by using a private account.
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You can see the people and Pages you're following by clicking Friends below your cover photo, then hovering over More in the Friends section and scrolling down to select Following. If you don't see Following, it means you're not following anyone yet. You can also learn how to follow someone on Marketplace.
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And to answer your question in the topic, you won't be noticed if a person follow/unfollow you.
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One who follows you, becomes your follower, means that he/she can see all your posts and you are not able to see his/her posts unless you follow him/her back. This is applicable only if your Instagram account is private account.
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If there's no “Follow” button on their Timeline page that means their privacy settings are set to disallow non-friends from following them, therefore you will have to send them a friend request (and they have to accept it) in order for you to follow them.
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Unfollowing someone means you will no longer see their content in your feed. If they have a public account then you may still be able to see what they post by visiting their profile directly. If you choose to unfollow someone on Instagram they will not receive a notification saying that you have done this.
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Instagram Help Center Once you've unfollowed someone, their profile will say Follow instead of Following. People won't be notified when you unfollow them.
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Does Blocking Unfollow the Person. Yes. Blocking a person will automatically stop you from following them. It will also remove them from your followers.
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Instagram Help Center Once you've unfollowed someone, their profile will say Follow instead of Following. People won't be notified when you unfollow them. Note: If your account is set to private, you can remove people from your followers list.
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Blocking a user prevents them from following you from that account. If they try to follow you, Twitter displays a message stating, "You have been blocked from following this account at the request of the user."
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If someone follows you on Facebook, that means that they are following your updates, posts and they will get to see your activity in their News Feed. ... On the other hand, to follow people on Facebook you can just go to their profile and click on the follow icon!
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1. Visit the friend's profile and unfollow them there. That means you're following them and their posts can show up in your news feed. Just click the "Following" button to unfollow them.