The violation comes from the fact that you think you can use the free content as the SOLE CONTENT for getting paid.
Nobody cares if you use them as supplements to your blog posts or whatever. But, you were trying to pass them off as is. Do you think the thousands of Steemians haven't tried this before?
It's scummy and bullshit to take a free to use image and then bid them. That's not how they are meant to be used.
Either you start using them as the support they are meant to be or don't use them as the sole content.
It's only a matter of time before bigger flags come visit you if you keep this up.
What ever the thing but the steemit do don't you can see. they stating for the giving source of it.
more over i am using the image that are provided with commercial right as per licence of the site. that permit its use for get paid. nothing copy right law is breached.
see the pic of do don't of steemit.
Law is permiting the use of the images as per the Licence of the website.it clearly states its commercial use is also permitted . commercial use means clearly gaining of SBD.
No one claimed you plagiarized. So that definition it a moot issue.
Welcome to "decentralized" social media.
Plenty of people think that's scummy and you are being flagged for it. Like I said, either use them as part of your blog posts, or don't bother upload them by themselves.
This is the Steem blockchain. Just because it isn't illegal doesn't mean people won't scorn you for it.