Can I follow someone but not see their stories?

Sure. In Snapchat, you can add someone as a friend (which is like following) but there are ways to avoid seeing their stories. You can adjust your settings so that you don't receive story notifications from them. Also, if you quickly swipe past their story when it shows up briefly, it's like not seeing it. This allows you to maintain the connection of following while having control over the stories you view.

Yes. On TikTok, you can follow an account, but if you don't want to see their stories (known as TikTok Stories), you can just not engage with that part of their content. The TikTok feed mainly focuses on the regular videos they post, and stories are a bit separate. So as long as you don't actively seek out their stories, you can follow them without really seeing their stories.

If your stories have wide appeal and are related to popular or trending topics, they might show up in search results for people not following you. Also, if others share your stories outside the platform, non-followers could potentially come across them that way.

Not necessarily. Sometimes, the privacy settings or the way the stories are shared can prevent others from seeing screenshots. Also, it could depend on the platform's rules and security measures.

It depends. Some platforms might show your story to a wider audience based on certain algorithms or settings, but generally, it's less likely for someone who doesn't follow you to see it directly.

Yes, someone can see screenshot stories if they have access to them or if they are shared publicly.

It depends on the platform or app you're using. Some might have notifications or indicators for when someone's stories are muted by you, but others might not.

It depends. If you share the screenshots publicly or with specific people, then yes, they can see them. But if you keep them private on your device and don't show them to anyone, then no one can see them.

Generally, no. Many social media and content-sharing platforms don't provide a feature that allows users to know exactly who has viewed their stories. This is to protect the privacy of those who interact with the content.

If you 'mut' (I assume you mean mute) someone's stories on platforms like Instagram, they generally can't tell directly. Instagram doesn't send a notification to the user whose story you muted that you've done so. So, no, they can't see it.