We're very easily played, so it wouldn't surprise me.
There seem to have been two bots set up to flag the familyprotection comment which notifies of resteems. Because the account doesn't post very often this is the main one used for people wanting to donate via upvotes and now it's basically being censored. In the comments on this post there is a bit of a 'discussion' on it. https://steemit.com/familyprotection/@kryptocoin/illumination-the-quest-of-a-cleaner-or-or-or-who-i-am