Hi @gizmosia, I don't know if you will even end up seeing this as I am commenting on an old post.
If you do see this, I am thinking you will just think I am taking SteemIt, Inc.'s side.
The "tag" bug, has been experienced twice before, once on Stellabelle's account and once on Steemsports. Both of those tags as well as PG, have generated lots of comments, which I heard from a "dev" is directly related to the bug and the number of comments on a topic.
Although I think there are many people here that would rather you do not talk about Pizzagate, I absolutely do not think Ned and Dan would remove the tag on purpose.
Most of the people on SteemIt, so far are Crypto people, vs. Internet people, or business people and they seem to have a high tolerance to bugs, and shrugging off problems. I think your issue has much more to do with the culture of Crypto than censorship.
Do you totally understand how the blockchain works? The code and the database are stored on multiple computers at one time, which is resistant to censorship in general.
So, I know you are talking about a sensitive topic and feel you might be being censored, I honestly don't think so. I think you are just experiencing the Crypto Culture. :) Take care.
@whatsup thanks for the input. I do know how the blockchain works and they didn't drop the tag. It's all about the user experience. Most of us amateurs find the pizzagate feed by typing pizza into the topics bar. I got the same feedback from some others. It wasn't just my search method.
So now there are less people who can find pizza posts. That affects popularity of the topic. Chicken and egg.
If it is a bug, why does it take so long to fix? Also, I'm not a techie but blockchain means things are permanent. So how come things disappear? :)
I have no idea why they take bugs with such a lack of "importance". I have worked for internet companies my whole life. It is a Crypto Culture thing in my opinion.
You're right. They have no clue about brand experience. They're techies. User experience is the closest we get to a digital brand experience.
They should study Facebook a bit more carefully. Including why people are now leaving Facebook... Great user experience + censorship. 1 positive + 1 negative. Steemit - bad user experience (for some) + perceived censorship = zero zero.