Welcome to Steemit, those with the most power get to be the arbiters of the platform. Wonderful right?
They can't actually censor your content, it's on the blockchain, but they certainly can impact your rewards and reputation.
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I understand they can't truly eliminate it, but they can make it so others can't see it (due to being so flagged), which is generally the exact same way FaceBook, YouTube, and others go about their censorship. Why go through the trouble of deleting your content when I can simply make sure people don't see it?
I totally get where you're coming from, but all it takes is to just buy a ton of steem power (or convince someone with power) to counter it. Done, no longer censored. That's a lot different compared to FB, Youtube and other centralized systems.
Which brings me back to my point that those with the most power get to be the arbiters of the platform. Right or wrong, it's what the system is.
"Which brings me back to my point that those with the most power get to be the arbiters of the platform. Right or wrong, it's what the system is."
Thank you
Well said, stating the facts.