@spellacy @MerylEvans Classical misunderstanding – because it is different on Mastodon. When you click “follow”, the server of the person who you want to follow needs to know where to send the request. That’s why you need to enter your username. Clicking follow then redirects to your instance where that person is added to your following list. You don’t have to sign up, but you have to give the website your information, because these are separate services.