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---
title: Following people
intro: 'You can follow people on {% data variables.product.product_name %} to receive notifications about their activity{% if currentVersion == "free-pro-team@latest" %} and discover projects in their communities{% endif %}.'
redirect_from:
- /articles/following-people
versions:
free-pro-team: '*'
enterprise-server: '*'
github-ae: '*'
---
When you follow people, you'll see their public activity in the activity view of your news feed.{% if currentVersion == "free-pro-team@latest" %} If someone you follow stars a public repository, {% data variables.product.product_name %} may recommend the repository to you in the discovery view of your news feed.{% endif %} To follow someone, visit their profile page and click **Follow** under their profile image.
![Follow user button](/assets/images/help/profile/follow-user-button.png)
To stop following someone, visit their profile page and click **Unfollow** under their profile image.
{% if currentVersion == "free-pro-team@latest" %}
### Further reading
- "[Saving repositories with stars](/articles/saving-repositories-with-stars/)"
- "[Finding ways to contribute to open source on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}](/github/getting-started-with-github/finding-ways-to-contribute-to-open-source-on-github)"
{% endif %}