Internet Forums and Social Media have a Censorship Problem
On Reddit recently the CEO /u/spez edited users posts to say things that they did not say. This kind of impersonation is possible because Reddit has a single proprietary database, the administrators of which can change any data at any time! Facebook, Twitter and many other forums have seen controversies of censorship, where the administrators or moderators make political decisions about what is allowed to be seen.
Steem Posts Can't Be Tampered With
On Steem, every post is digitally signed. The signature proves that only the person with the password could have written the post. No admin can go back and change your post to say something you didn't.
Steem is Censorship Resistent
Steem runs on a decentralized blockchain. This means that you are in charge of what you see, no admin or moderator can remove posts from your vision unless you decide to allow them to. By having a choice of clients, you can ensure that you can see absolutely anything, or set your own policies. The blockchain also ensures that you have the full context of every post or comment. Because every post, comment, edit is recorded and time-stamped, you always have a complete account of the digital conversation.
