diff --git a/resources/views/settings/privacy.blade.php b/resources/views/settings/privacy.blade.php
index 82d3dcc9a..7224e783a 100644
--- a/resources/views/settings/privacy.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/settings/privacy.blade.php
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@
     <div class="form-check pb-3">
       <input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" name="is_private" id="is_private" {{$settings->is_private ? 'checked=""':''}}>
       <label class="form-check-label font-weight-bold" for="is_private">
-        {{__('settings.privacy.private_account')}}
+        Manually Review Follow Requests
       </label>
-      <p class="text-muted small help-text">{{__('settings.privacy.when_your_account_is_private_only_people_you_etc')}}</p>
+      <p class="text-muted small help-text">When you get a follow request, Pixelfed will not automatically approve it. You can instead manually confirm or deny the follow request. Your existing followers won't be affected.</p>
     </div>
 
     <div class="form-check pb-3">