Justin is held by the same obligations of the Steemit stake and likely doesn't know it. Isolating this stake while information can be shared can protect him from liability and ensure he doesn't cause harm.

That is an interesting point i haven't thought about. Altough i am sure that Justin know and understand Steem blockchain, how it works, and what is(was?) his plans, he probably wasn't aware of this 'social contract' established on the earlier days...