In plain English
These are follow attempts from other users that have not been decided yet. Because the profile is private, those people do not become followers until the profile owner approves them.
In context
Here, "follower requests" names the pending requests from other users to follow a private profile that are awaiting the profile owner's approval.
- Situation
- Managing profiles, usernames, privacy, audience, discoverability, and account visibility
- What it communicates
- labels the list of follow requests awaiting review
Meaning limits
This term only covers requests that are still pending, not users who have already become followers.
Examples
“On her private profile, Mia left three follower requests unanswered, and those users still were not followers.”
“After the trip, he went through the follower requests on his private profile one by one.”