This was a question posed to me earlier, and although it's only been a few weeks since the change, I guess it's worth a look..... On the 2nd May 2019, Steemit Inc relabeled flags as downvotes and changed

It is worth noting that not only has minnow power increased in the area of upvoting. It has also increased in the area of downvoting. We have the power to control the platform through the wisdom of the