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@jwildeboer @fiftyfourpark @emanuele @mastohost @RyunoKi @aral

But then we are talking what? 28k Followers data in Aral's case, 5k from people Aral follows? Or is this from using the webinterface and scrolling through feeds?

Masto.host

@mwfc It's not only the followers/following. If someone for example comments in your post, the avatar/header/profile info is cached, even if they nobody follows that user in that server.

@jwildeboer @fiftyfourpark @emanuele @RyunoKi @aral