They started to censor at the node level, and no one wants to run nodes for Steem.
Censorship is not only the removal of information but also the obstruction of it being freely available.
While you can say it is not censorship as it still exists, that is not the only requirement for censorship.
Censorship is the suppression of information not the removal.
Censorship is the suppression of speech, public communication, or other information, on the basis that such material is considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, or "inconvenient."[2][3][4] Censorship can be conducted by governments,[5] private institutions, and other controlling bodies.
- Wikipedia
I agree Steemit have censored content as they make it hard to see on their own site. They try to pretend 'this is fine' whilst their house burns down (meme in text!). I am done with them.
I don't think they even care enough about what people think to pretend it is fine.