In plain English
Platforms sometimes show people accounts they may want to follow or connect with. This term refers to your profile being included in those suggestions for other users. It is about being suggested to others, not about any response they may make.
In context
Here, it labels the option for having your profile suggested to other users as a possible account to follow or connect with.
- Situation
- Managing profiles, usernames, privacy, audience, discoverability, and account visibility
- What it communicates
- labels the option for your profile to appear in recommendations
Meaning limits
The term alone does not mean other users will see the profile or choose to follow or connect with it.
Examples
“Her new profile was recommended to others, but none of them had followed it yet.”
“He changed the setting so his account would be recommended to others while he rebuilt his contact list.”