Recently a lot of new members have been joining Steemit because the blockchain offers a form of 'censorship free' social media that cannot be found on other social media sites. While other social media sites (Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, etc.) are taking down posts related to 'fake news' and other hot-topic items - we are welcoming it!
I wanted to mention one thing that some of the new members may not be aware of though. Pictures that are added to your posts are not saved in the blockchain. The blockchain will store the link to the picture, but not the picture itself.
The companies that want to censor can go after the sites that are hosting the images (including Steemit, Inc.) to have them removed, but they will have a much more difficult time trying to get them actually removed from the blockchain.
What this means is that if you are planning to use the Steem blockchain to store your important research/content/data/etc. which may be subject to censorship - make sure that whatever you need permanently saved is posted as text.