Steemit creates accounts for scammers... and nobody else?

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What is wrong with account creation?

A day doesn't go by I don't hear a complaint about how slow it is to create a new account via the Steemit account creation process. An account can take anywhere from a few hours to weeks, and sometimes never.

This is a big hurdle for Steemit to grow and I know this is a big focus for Hard Fork 20 (aka hf20) but why is it so easy for spammers to sign up via the Steemit faucet?

Account creation is no problem for spammers

The problem only exists for legitimate users, as spammers have no problems making thousands of accounts on a daily basis.

Enter the Zhiyin network

There is currently 80 accounts for zhiyin all created through the Steemit account creation process. From @zhiyin1 to @zhiyin80 for a total of 1,200 STEEM Power delegated by Steemit Inc.

This doesn't sound like a lot of STEEM power but this is free and it isn't the only accounts in their network. There are many more. There is one network with over 20,000 accounts.

50 Accounts approved in a single day







Another 30 accounts approved 12 days ago


userdatecreator
zhiyin93/17/2018 12:00:33 PMsteem
zhiyin803/27/2018 6:35:33 AMsteem
zhiyin83/17/2018 11:58:21 AMsteem
zhiyin793/27/2018 6:36:09 AMsteem
zhiyin783/27/2018 6:36:48 AMsteem
zhiyin773/27/2018 6:37:24 AMsteem
zhiyin763/27/2018 6:38:03 AMsteem
zhiyin753/27/2018 6:38:39 AMsteem
zhiyin743/27/2018 6:39:15 AMsteem
zhiyin733/27/2018 6:39:48 AMsteem
zhiyin723/27/2018 6:40:21 AMsteem
zhiyin713/27/2018 6:41:00 AMsteem
zhiyin703/27/2018 6:41:39 AMsteem
zhiyin73/17/2018 11:57:21 AMsteem
zhiyin693/27/2018 6:42:24 AMsteem
zhiyin683/27/2018 6:43:03 AMsteem
zhiyin673/27/2018 6:43:57 AMsteem
zhiyin663/27/2018 6:46:24 AMsteem
zhiyin653/27/2018 6:47:09 AMsteem
zhiyin643/27/2018 6:48:00 AMsteem
zhiyin633/27/2018 6:48:39 AMsteem
zhiyin623/27/2018 6:51:09 AMsteem
zhiyin613/27/2018 6:49:39 AMsteem
zhiyin603/27/2018 6:51:51 AMsteem
zhiyin63/17/2018 11:55:54 AMsteem
zhiyin593/27/2018 6:52:48 AMsteem
zhiyin583/27/2018 6:53:24 AMsteem
zhiyin573/27/2018 6:54:03 AMsteem
zhiyin563/27/2018 6:54:42 AMsteem
zhiyin553/27/2018 6:55:15 AMsteem
zhiyin543/27/2018 6:55:48 AMsteem
zhiyin533/27/2018 6:56:21 AMsteem
zhiyin523/27/2018 6:56:57 AMsteem
zhiyin513/17/2018 1:05:18 PMsteem
zhiyin503/17/2018 1:08:36 PMsteem
zhiyin53/17/2018 11:54:39 AMsteem
zhiyin493/17/2018 1:07:36 PMsteem
zhiyin483/17/2018 1:06:36 PMsteem
zhiyin443/17/2018 1:00:42 PMsteem
zhiyin433/17/2018 12:59:27 PMsteem
zhiyin423/17/2018 12:56:45 PMsteem
zhiyin413/17/2018 12:55:45 PMsteem
zhiyin403/17/2018 12:54:48 PMsteem
zhiyin43/17/2018 11:53:24 AMsteem
zhiyin393/17/2018 12:53:39 PMsteem
zhiyin383/17/2018 12:52:36 PMsteem
zhiyin363/17/2018 12:44:57 PMsteem
zhiyin353/17/2018 12:43:18 PMsteem
zhiyin333/17/2018 12:38:39 PMsteem
zhiyin323/17/2018 12:37:33 PMsteem
zhiyin303/17/2018 12:33:21 PMsteem
zhiyin33/17/2018 11:52:09 AMsteem
zhiyin293/17/2018 12:32:18 PMsteem
zhiyin283/17/2018 12:31:24 PMsteem
zhiyin273/17/2018 12:30:21 PMsteem
zhiyin263/17/2018 12:27:42 PMsteem
zhiyin253/17/2018 12:26:51 PMsteem
zhiyin243/17/2018 12:25:54 PMsteem
zhiyin233/17/2018 12:24:54 PMsteem
zhiyin223/17/2018 12:22:24 PMsteem
zhiyin213/17/2018 12:20:24 PMsteem
zhiyin203/17/2018 12:19:27 PMsteem
zhiyin23/17/2018 11:51:03 AMsteem
zhiyin193/17/2018 11:54:09 AMsteem
zhiyin173/17/2018 11:52:12 AMsteem
zhiyin163/17/2018 11:51:09 AMsteem
zhiyin153/17/2018 11:48:30 AMsteem
zhiyin143/17/2018 11:49:57 AMsteem
zhiyin133/17/2018 12:06:03 PMsteem
zhiyin123/17/2018 12:04:21 PMsteem
zhiyin1163/17/2018 12:15:42 PMsteem
zhiyin1153/17/2018 12:14:21 PMsteem
zhiyin1143/17/2018 12:11:18 PMsteem
zhiyin113/17/2018 12:03:06 PMsteem
zhiyin103/17/2018 12:01:54 PMsteem
zhiyin13/17/2018 11:49:45 AMsteem

What do they do?

What you think?

Surely this is an exception, and just an oversight?

userdatecreator
ankle53/26/2018 12:11:09 PMsteem
ankle43/26/2018 12:12:21 PMsteem
ankle33/26/2018 12:13:12 PMsteem
ankle23/26/2018 12:14:00 PMsteem
ankle13/26/2018 12:14:57 PMsteem

userdatecreator
trunk1203/27/2018 5:18:48 AMsteem
trunk1193/27/2018 5:18:12 AMsteem
trunk1183/27/2018 5:17:33 AMsteem
trunk1173/27/2018 5:16:42 AMsteem
trunk1153/27/2018 5:16:06 AMsteem
trunk1143/27/2018 5:15:33 AMsteem
trunk1133/27/2018 5:11:33 AMsteem
trunk1123/27/2018 5:10:57 AMsteem
trunk1113/27/2018 5:10:18 AMsteem
trunk1103/27/2018 5:09:33 AMsteem
trunk1093/27/2018 5:09:00 AMsteem
trunk1083/27/2018 5:08:24 AMsteem
trunk1073/27/2018 5:07:48 AMsteem
trunk1063/27/2018 5:07:12 AMsteem
trunk1053/27/2018 5:06:36 AMsteem
trunk1043/27/2018 5:05:27 AMsteem
trunk1033/27/2018 5:04:48 AMsteem
trunk1023/27/2018 5:04:06 AMsteem
trunk1013/27/2018 5:03:03 AMsteem
trunk1003/27/2018 5:02:24 AMsteem

userdatecreator
prefix1193/27/2018 5:01:45 AMsteem
prefix1183/27/2018 5:01:06 AMsteem
prefix1173/27/2018 5:00:24 AMsteem
prefix1163/27/2018 4:59:39 AMsteem
prefix1153/27/2018 4:58:51 AMsteem
prefix1143/27/2018 4:58:12 AMsteem
prefix1133/27/2018 4:57:33 AMsteem
prefix1123/27/2018 4:57:00 AMsteem
prefix1113/27/2018 4:56:24 AMsteem
prefix1103/27/2018 4:55:42 AMsteem
prefix1093/27/2018 4:55:03 AMsteem
prefix1083/27/2018 4:54:27 AMsteem
prefix1073/27/2018 4:53:48 AMsteem
prefix1063/27/2018 4:53:09 AMsteem
prefix1053/27/2018 4:52:27 AMsteem
prefix1043/27/2018 4:51:48 AMsteem
prefix1033/27/2018 4:51:00 AMsteem
prefix1023/27/2018 4:50:18 AMsteem
prefix1013/27/2018 4:49:36 AMsteem
prefix1003/27/2018 4:48:54 AMsteem

userdatecreator
hybrid1257/10/2017 3:20:51 AMkyle88
hybrid1093/27/2018 5:25:21 AMsteem
hybrid1083/27/2018 5:24:42 AMsteem
hybrid1073/27/2018 5:24:09 AMsteem
hybrid1063/27/2018 5:23:33 AMsteem
hybrid1053/27/2018 5:22:54 AMsteem
hybrid1043/27/2018 5:22:15 AMsteem
hybrid1033/27/2018 5:21:39 AMsteem
hybrid1023/27/2018 5:20:57 AMsteem
hybrid1013/27/2018 5:20:09 AMsteem
hybrid1003/27/2018 5:19:30 AMsteem

userdatecreator
routing1093/27/2018 4:27:15 AMsteem
routing1083/27/2018 4:26:42 AMsteem
routing1073/27/2018 4:26:06 AMsteem
routing1063/27/2018 4:25:30 AMsteem
routing1053/27/2018 4:24:57 AMsteem
routing1043/27/2018 4:24:21 AMsteem
routing1033/27/2018 4:23:51 AMsteem
routing1023/27/2018 4:23:15 AMsteem
routing1013/27/2018 4:22:42 AMsteem
routing1003/27/2018 4:22:03 AMsteem

Why is it so easy for spammers to create mass accounts, but so difficult for legitimate users to get a single account?

How are these mass accounts getting approved so efficiently?

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