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# Flags are not Censorship

Let's get this straight, flags are not censorship.  They are the same as upvotes, just in the opposite direction.   Users may choose to upvote your content or they may choose to downvote it.  

I'll give you an example, 

@movietrailers is a pretty well-known account by @contentjunkie.  He automatically posts around 5 movie trailers a day and upvotes them to $15-30.  In the past, he used to upvote them for $200 dollars!.

After being flagged for spam posting reviews all day, he responds that he is being bullied and censored.

https://i.imgur.com/gB1paIm.png

Every single post is still visible, not one is sub-zero, even if they were they are not censored, they are still visible.

https://i.imgur.com/1nIjUjI.png

### This is his normal activity.

https://i.imgur.com/mTYl4lH.png

https://i.imgur.com/Dts2Ko2.png

https://i.imgur.com/Hrohf90.png

### In the past, it was far worse but getting it flagged as much more difficult.

https://i.imgur.com/cMU4FpM.png

https://i.imgur.com/SRgXj2G.png

https://i.imgur.com/7YBCLcQ.png

https://i.imgur.com/QYnNdre.png

https://i.imgur.com/9F5gMtn.png

This abuse has been going on for a long time.  These are just links to the Movie Trailers on YouTube.

His main account is the same idea, no original content, just posting quoted text for $150-$200 2-5 times a day.

https://i.imgur.com/DPh4zo6.png

![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmSpAtuLoVDnhGonDMHQcny4iALyrDMRwAW1qg5Wgq2NAE/image.png)

Yet when he gets flagged, he claims his account has a theme and it is bullying and censorship.

https://i.imgur.com/v5AThRQ.png

He even agrees it is a shit post, yet complains about being flagged.

https://i.imgur.com/uQlbyZI.png

Even started reposting due to "censorship".

https://i.imgur.com/u9SW86u.png

It is not the first time I have heard someone cry censorship when being flagged nor will it be the last.

@movietrailers has been blacklisted on @buildawhale for a long time now, but unfortunately buying votes on other bots is still possible.

# Is this the Steemit you want?

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Considering all he does is copy/paste, wonder where he would find enough relevant material to create a post on this unique topic.

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