There is such a 'back room'. Come join the SFR discord and you can tell us who you think is abusing Steem. Most people there are fairly small accounts. Even a dolphin may only be able to vote a few cents. Members highlight accounts they think need action and each person gets to decide if they act. I disagree with some. Those accounts who react badly may be subject to ridicule, but retaliation is up to individuals.

I am not against people earning if they can attract others to Steem. Instagram is not my thing, but it's huge. See the photographer I resteemed who has over 200k followers there. We want a slice of that. If Appics accounts are seen to be ripped off then I expect some big accounts will take action. Not much I can do. Projects like Tasteem, Steem hunt, Splinterlands etc will promote their users. Is that a problem?

I have enough junk content with paid votes to deal with. Is it wrong to downvote that? My impact is minor, but I will still do it because I think it matters. I will also keep recruiting and supporting small accounts. I could earn more voting up the big accounts, but I don't mind losing out.

Complaining about Steem is easy. Doing something about it is harder.

Have fun with the grandkids. I've not got any yet, but hope to eventually. I'll admit I can't even get my kids to use Steem. They're just not interested. Shows how much influence I have :)