Thanks for telling me about the option to decline payout.
In the past, I have seen videos from creators on YouTube complaining that Facebook steals their rewards. I don't understand how that happens, or if it was ever corrected on Facebook. As far as I understand, who gets paid depends entirely on how a referring platform is designed. I have no idea if steemit is programmed correctly or not.
My wife is in the process of dying, so it will probably be a few days before I feel up to tackling an article about this. Thanks for the comments!
Sorry to hear about your wife :(