Louie Stowell@Louiestowell@mastodon.social
@FediTips@social.growyourown.services So, say if I go here and follow the link to one of the @'s, it takes me to a new window where I'm not logged in
//fedi.directory/tag/fediverse-groups/
Fedi.Tips@FediTips@social.growyourown.services
@Louiestowell@mastodon.social
On that site clicking the address takes you to the account's page on its own server which may not be your server.
To follow an account from the directory, copy-paste the address into the search box on your server. The account will then appear on your own server and you'll be able to follow and interact with it.