Yes, there was a funny story with the seizure of the network and the removal of witnesses from power
It wasn't a funny story.. It was 3 chinese exchanges embezzling and powering up custodial stake to "51%" the network and take control over it.
They then proceeded to facilitate the theft of millions of USD worth of Steem... Even from some accounts that were dormant.
Fuck what steem became. fuck sun yuchen and fuck anyone who supports steem after their "owner" turned into a common thief.
If you want an ACTUALLY decentralized social media blockchain that isn't run by a shifty as fuck CCP bellboy check out HIVE on
PeakD.com(note that your Steem keys will work on HIVE for the most part. Stop supporting thieving cowards and migrate your blogging to HIVE!)