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following
The total set of profiles or channels that a person follows on a social network. It is the counterpart to 'Followern' (followers).
Sie hat ihr Following aufgeräumt und folgt jetzt nur noch Accounts, die sie wirklich inspirieren.
She cleaned up her following and now only follows accounts that truly inspire her.
'Following' is an English word that has been adopted directly into German and is used mainly in the context of social media. In German, it is used as a neuter noun with the article 'das'.
Mein Following besteht hauptsächlich aus Künstlern und Designern.
My following consists mainly of artists and designers.
The word 'Following' always refers to the total set of channels someone follows. It is not used for a single account, but for the whole list.
Ein Blick in ihr Following zeigt ihre Interessen sehr deutlich.
A look at her following shows her interests very clearly.
Typical actions related to the following are 'sein Following aufräumen' (to clean up one's following), 'kuratieren' (to curate), or 'durchgehen' (to go through). This describes actively managing the subscribed channels.
Ich sollte mal wieder mein Following durchgehen und inaktive Accounts entfernen.
I should go through my following again sometime and remove inactive accounts.
subscription
Both words can be connected with a channel or service in the context of digital offerings. An „Abonnement“ is usually a paid agreement for a service over a specific period of time. „Following“, on the other hand, refers to all the profiles or channels that someone follows. If you pay regularly, „Abonnement“ is the right word; for a list of accounts you follow, use „Following“.
In meinem Following sehe ich alle Kanäle, denen ich kostenlos folge.
My following list shows all the channels I follow for free.
Für den kostenpflichtigen Kanal habe ich ein monatliches Abonnement abgeschlossen.
I took out a monthly subscription for the paid channel.
