I'd hate to burst your bubble but even STEEMIT does the same thing. I'm having posts hidden daily now. It's getting annoying because I see the same similar posts with the same topic and links. Mine gets hidden, big users get treated different. I'm not sure if it is flag abuse by a competitive user or general preference by the admins here. I came here expecting to be treated differently than when I was YouTuber or on FB. If you think it's different you're going to be seriously disappointed. I like steem because of the cryptocurrency aspects, but it's pretty much the same as any other social media when it comes to censorship. If the admins don't like what you're talking about, they use the bot army to vote your posts down. That's about as horrible as censorship can get.
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I've been here over a year. It's different. Who is flagging you, and why?
I don't know who. They're saying my referral links could be spam. So I checked other content and found not only similar links from my exact partner site but in banner form as well. Not sure why the system is flagging me and not the other users. So I have a theory that it is a competitor in the same program being a douche. If it is flag abuse that's lame. It's a flaw in how the flag system works. Currently, I have to go through some process to get it reviewed each time a flag comes about. That is a "trust" system that is flawed. If you give people the chance to do this without proper review than it just becomes a headache I don't want to deal with daily. If on the off chance it isn't flag abuse and the system is singling me out for doing what is common practice, then that is just shady. 2links one is mine both refer to the same site. The other users is much bigger than me, so they let his slide and take mine down and blacklist my link. Mmmm... I don't see how that's different. It's quite a shame in my eyes.
Flagging is not censorship. @sku77-poprocks, your posts are all still there and anyone who follows you and wants to see them can. Yes, there are hidden, but a simple click reveals them. With a Facebook or Twitter ban, you lose the ability to post completely. Also, the decision to flag content on Steemit is made by the community, not an all-powerful, free speech hating platform.