This seems to be one of the more glossed over angles of Steemit since everyone is so excited about how fast its growing and the price of Steem, but censorship resistance comes built into Steemit, and thats wonderful news. Let me explain why..
We're all familiar with gag orders, whistleblowers such as the recent Mr. Edward Snowden and we've all seen a social media platform here and there "disable" accounts or "delete" content at alarmingly higher rates than in the past. I remember a time when tech companies stood up to the government, but that time has long since passed.
Imagine how many people around the world could benefit from Steemit simply as a way to subvert gag orders, censorship, horrible laws and so forth. These people have had their entire lives turned upside down simply for standing on for their beliefs, and that is so wrong.
In comes Steemit with a Blockchain based approach to social, one that no government can censor. A social platform that outperforms the competition in more ways than one.
No longer can Uncle Sam send an email to Mr. Zuckerberg threatening to shut him down and extort him for life unless he complies with these *legal* requests from the government. You can email 
We now have a platform where all information is public, everything is permanent and there is no way to "delete" chunks of the blockchain without everyone knowing what you did. There is always a record. And some may say that is anti privacy, but when you can make anonymous accounts and post information that is going to become public forever, no matter what, that is a very powerful tool for anyone. Just consider the possibilities...
No more...
• Intrusive NSA, because whats the point when you can't shut anyone down anyways?
• Overreaching laws, because how can a simple law stop a network and/or blockchain?
• "Promoted Posts" the people decide the content that is promoted, not someones checking account.
• Shutting down of accounts from 3rd parties such as a company who complains about you or someone who dislikes you or anything else.
And so on... what ways can you see Steemit turning society on its head for the better?
If you would like to read about Facebook and or others known censorship practices, a quick google or duck duck go search shows plenty of results:
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=facebook+censorship&t=hc&ia=web
https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=facebook%20censorship
This is one of the most forward thinking humanitarian tools built to date, and its getting better every single day. #LongLiveSteemit #CensorshipResistance #SeeYaUncleSam
Oh and this would also be PERFECT for cannabis companies as well: