Look at this, scraping followers and following with a depth level of 2 of one notorious Fediverse user, I can get who I am following and who is following me, even if that is hidden from my profile.
With a little bit of time, with this, I can basically get followers and following of any Fediverse private account.
@itsfoss "Ubuntu rose to popularity because it made Linux simpler for the end user. 'Linux for human beings' was its motto. I don't see this motto mentioned anywhere now. I wonder if that too is deliberate."