If we want to remain censorship free then certainly we need to allow corporations to operate on Steemit. And some may even bring value. As far as actual advertisements go I would hate to see that happen here, but I don't believe anyone has the right to tell others what they can and can't do with their blogs.

However, if the community is by-and-large against advertising they simply won't upvote (and could even flag) those who include advertisements on their blogs. Once that happens it's no longer worth it for the blogger or the advertiser to place advertisements...at least on that particular blog.

So, the good thing we have here (vs YT and FB) is that the community actually does have a say in the usage of advertisements.

Now, what if Steem Inc were to decide to add advertisements to everyone's blog?