It's automatic. But you might need to refresh the page before you see the result. Following an actor involves sending a follow activity and then waiting for an accept activity to be sent back. In Lemmy it should be sent almost immediately.
Some personal Mastodon accounts have manual approval of followers but that doesn't apply here. Still, the same communication happens under the hood.
It's automatic. But you might need to refresh the page before you see the result. Following an actor involves sending a follow activity and then waiting for an accept activity to be sent back. In Lemmy it should be sent almost immediately.
Some personal Mastodon accounts have manual approval of followers but that doesn't apply here. Still, the same communication happens under the hood.