Interesting post, @uwelang. I've been thinking about censorship on Steemit recently, and although having the freedom to post on here about whatever you want is a good thing, I do believe that the small print to that should state 'within reason'.
I can't say that I've seen any hate speech, but there are certainly plenty of posts that I've thought about flagging recently. These will usually be spammy comments from users trying to gain upvotes without putting in any effort to interact with the community, or posts that are quite clearly plagiarised without any thought.
However, there are posts from some very high SP accounts on here that definitely should be flagged. Notably, these posts will offer very little in terms of content, but will receive huge rewards, presumably from a voting circle or friends. The fear for many users like myself is that by flagging this content with our tiny SP accounts, any form of retaliation will all but destroy the value of our accounts.
Now, this is a morale dilemma I suppose. Do we do what we know is right for the platform and risk our own accounts, or do we let it slide in order to protect ourselves? I've opted for option three, and am focusing on rewarding as many worthwhile accounts as I can. I see it as doing my part for the community, without risking being destroyed by an angry, platform abusing whale.