Anyone interested in a Channel's updates can be a Follower.
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Access Channels you follow
When you follow a Channel, it will be displayed in your Home Sidebar and the Chat Sidebar.
Identify unread messages
If the Channel contains messages you haven't read, the Channel name will display in bold.
If a thread you're involved in has an unread message, you'll see the thread icon to the right of the Channel name.
The number of your unread @mentions in a Channel are displayed to the right of the Channel name.
Follow a Channel
Learn how to follow a Channel.
Share a Channel
Learn how to share a Channel with someone.
@mention all Followers
You can @mention all Channel Followers by including @everyone or @followers in your message.
You cannot @mention all Followers in thread replies.
People who are @mentioned this way will not become Followers of the thread unless they reply or manually choose to follow it.
Remove Channel Followers
To remove a Channel Follower:
- Open the Channel.
- Hover over the floating sidebar on the right and click Followers or the Followers icon.
- In the search bar at the top of the Followers sidebar, type the name of the person you want to remove as a Follower.
- Hover over their name and click Unfollow.