I'm one of your new followers because I saw your post on the trending page. I've always beleived in using upvote bots. If you have something worthy to share, please use the upvote bots.
The problem, from a profit maximization point of view, with using bid bots is that there's always someone to ruin it for everyone in the last minute. And as you mentioned, using a service not approved by that self-appointed censor would get you flagged.
That's why I recommend using minnowbooster. I like your content and I'm nominating you to be whitelisted. Cheers!