Currently, the fans function cannot be turned off. Because Douyin is a social platform, fans are one of its core features. Users can attract more fans and build their own influence by publishing content. Turning off the fans function will make Douyin lose its social attributes, affecting the user experience and the value of the platform itself. Therefore, Douyin does not support turning off the fans function. If users do not want to be followed by others, they can limit others from seeing their account information and published content by setting privacy permissions.