Not really....it is being used to punish those who do not fall in line from a more political aspect as compared to a free speech aspect.....@baah is doing a great job proving why more authors do not use Steemit and why a block feature against cyber bullies and stalkers is needed in Steemit.......in reality, Steemit has very limited quality content and these people are ruining the web site with this abuse and stalking....all social media has a block feature to push these people away....in Steemit they hide behind screen names and make personal treats and more.....if the founders do not add more tools to block them, there is no way this site is not going just fail and end up into a mess.