#FollowRequests: Sorry, you have no chance if your #profile is empty and you have no posts yet. First show that you are human (perhaps even with a pinned introduction)! https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-customise-my-profile-how-do-i-upload-a-profile-banner-how-do-i-verify-my-account/
It's important because we have different waves of scam, fake AI-accounts, polit trolls etc. That's why I manually select people who want to follow me. Only today, I reported several polit trolls and blocked AISlop.
Tip: If s'o follows you, check before you #follow automatically back!