Following permissions

Lokly allows users to follow people, businesses, creators, and local accounts to personalize their experience and discover more relevant nearby activity.

Following systems on Lokly are designed to help users stay connected with local conversations, Signals, updates, and community activity that may matter to them.

Some following-related features may vary depending on:
- platform version
- account type
- rollout stage
- supported regions
- feature availability

Following accounts

When you follow an account on Lokly, you may begin seeing:
- their public posts
- nearby updates
- local activity
- Signals
- profile activity
- business promotions
- sponsored content

Following an account does not guarantee that every post or activity will appear in your feed.

Feed visibility may also depend on:
- local relevance
- activity levels
- nearby engagement
- account safety systems
- platform ranking systems

Followers and public visibility

Depending on platform settings, your followers and following counts may be publicly visible.

Some profile information connected to following activity may also appear publicly, including:
- mutual connections
- public interactions
- engagement activity
- nearby community visibility

Certain visibility features may change as Lokly evolves.

Notifications and recommendations

Lokly may use following activity to:
- improve feed recommendations
- surface nearby content
- suggest relevant accounts
- improve local discovery
- personalize notifications

Following systems are intended to improve relevance within local communities and nearby experiences.

Business and creator accounts

Following businesses or creators may increase visibility of:
- local promotions
- products
- sponsored content
- nearby updates
- community announcements

Some promoted or sponsored content may appear even if you do not directly follow an account.

Restricted or unavailable accounts

In some situations, accounts may become unavailable or restricted due to:
- platform safety systems
- Community Guidelines violations
- suspicious activity
- spam prevention systems
- account deletion

If an account becomes unavailable, some related following information may no longer appear publicly.

Platform integrity and abuse prevention

Lokly may limit or review unusual following behavior intended to:
- artificially inflate followers
- manipulate recommendations
- spam nearby communities
- misuse platform systems

Repeated abuse may affect account visibility, recommendations, or platform access.

Evolving systems

Following systems, recommendations, notifications, and discovery experiences may continue evolving as Lokly expands to additional communities and regions.

Some experiences may vary depending on:
- your area
- app version
- account status
- feature availability

Need to report an issue?

If you encounter any issues related to following permissions, account visibility, or platform behavior, please consider submitting a report to our support team. Your feedback helps us improve the platform and address any concerns you may have.