Technically, having multiple accounts is not a "illegal" here in Steemit. Much like having multiple smartphones is not illegal. Furthermore, it is not a illegal to mobilize these multiple accounts to vote for a post. I just think it's unethical to vote for a post that may have been "plagiarized" and nothing to prove that it was actually the author's work. And I am not only referring to the post in question. I am referring to all posts with the same level of quality and content.
But then again, Steemit is a free community and if we think a post does not deserve the rewards it receives, we can always counter. The thing is, if we are against a whale and as minnows like us, they can just swallow us up and spew and swallow again 100x over.
If I was pulled over here in Canada and I had 20 cell phones they'd either think I was a thief or a drug dealer.
I can see from the miners stand point the benefits of having such a wild amount of accounts..!
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You said it yourself...it's suspicious at the most and unethical at the very least. I think having different identities is ilegal in any country of the world.
@smooth has almost 100 different accounts (I got this number directly from him so there's no secret about it). I've jokingly "investigated" them here.
He transfers SP in a cycle, so he gets Steem daily by powering down from many of them. Yes these are the rules of the game, just don't expect zero controversy, questions and doubts.
This and many other issues are evident and not very good for the integrity of the platform. Don't expect companies or smart investors to start throwing big money over here any time soon.
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