Decentralized social media platform Steemit has faced vote bribery attacks, undermining its Delegated Proof-of-Stake (DPoS) consensus. Malicious actors use bots and cryptocurrency transfers to manipulate voting, with over 16% of STEEM transfers linked to suspected bot curators. These attacks exploit the reward system, incentivizing low-quality content and centralizing influence among a few powerful accounts. The DPoS model, reliant on elected witnesses, struggles with low decentralization, as top stakeholders dominate voting power. Such manipulations distort content curation, reduce platform integrity, and challenge Steemit’s goal of a democratic, user-driven ecosystem. Addressing these issues requires enhanced bot detection, revised reward mechanisms, and broader stakeholder participation to ensure fair governance and content quality.