In plain English
This means ending the follower relationship from your side. The other account is no longer one you follow on that social media service.
In context
Here, "unfollow" labels the action to stop following another account on the social media service.
- Situation
- Using messages, follows, connections, groups, communities, and interaction controls
- What it communicates
- Labels the action for stopping updates from another account in your feed.
Meaning limits
The term only covers ending the follow relationship and does not by itself say anything about any other relationship or interaction between the accounts.
Examples
“After the argument, she unfollowed his account but did not block him.”
“If the posts annoy him, he can unfollow that account for a while.”