It's fine. I understand the part where you did not know. You can refer to this link to know what abuse is in the platform https://steemcleaners.org/abuse-guide/
I'm not going to remove my flag because this post violated those guidelines. BUT I'm not going to be hell bent on downvoting you. Just follow the guide and cite where you got your images next time. I you don't know the author, just mention the link where you got the image from if it's not yours.
Ok but can I give them credit and will I still get paid for this post
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Yes you will still get paid for this post if you give them credit. But you will gain more attention if your posts were originally made by you and with quality.
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