Follow the Google Search Central team on Linkedin
Looks like the Google Search team are on Linkedin - if you want to follow for tips, updates, core updates, spam etc.
https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/googlesearchcentral/
If you dont believe that Google should be followed, thats up to you. But given thats who issues the penalties, gives us things like CWVs, it might be important to some: nobody is forcing you to follow them.