Following people doesn't show notifications when they post

Hello Unity,
this bug (or missing feature?) has existed for a while now. I am following several people, but I never get notifications when they post something new - which is pretty much the whole point of following someone.

Or am I missing something? Am I not supposed to get notifications when they post something? Or does it only work when they create a new thread?

I am using Chromium by the way. I do get notifications when following threads, just not when following people.

Cheers