"We also must protect it from those who would turn it into yet another CIAFacebook."

I couldn't agree more. I am currently involved in enduring flags from a 'professional flagger' whose wallet seems to verify they are funded off chain. I reckon this smacks of exactly the kind of mechanism by which such subversion of Steemit can occur.

Can't say this particular party is being funded thereby, but neither can I rule it out. The details of their interests clearly seem aligned with such parties, but that's merely speculative. It's the mechanism that alarms me.

Thoughts on how to deal with such accounts? I just have been calling them out on their BS and enduring the flags. Actually, reveling in the flags LOL. Every flag just proves my point that they are intent on censoring information they want less known.

Thanks for another great post!