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While going through some of my old articles on a different writing platform (read.cash), I decided to re-check them on a plagiarism detector- a habit I developed since I discovered someone had plagiarised my content and made money off my Axie Infinity related articles on the hive blockchain at some point using my name and picture as mentioned in the publication Identity theft and Impersonation.
Surprisingly, yesterday I decided to scan the article 5 ways to improve your savings! and the result led to a shocking discovery as seen in below image.
The plagiarism detector did not lead back to the original publication but to a plagiarised post written by username @sathsara on the Steemit blockchain.
The original article which is mine was published on the 16th of March (four 4 months ago) while the plagiarized version was published about two months ago.
The original
Versus the fake!
This user didn't make any attempt to modify the original article but simply did a copy-paste with the only difference being the lead image and extra images added, without linking back to the original source or crediting the author for the effort.
Here is the Original post
Here is the Plagiarised post
I have an unused Steemit account which I created about two months ago, turns out that the plagiarist gave me a good reason to login once more.
The user has been downvoted and reported on the Steemit blockchain by Mr @Jamerusell and I, as seen below.
Before making a report, I did a quick scan of the plagiarist's articles down to his introduction post to check if anymore of my article have been copied but it turns out to be just this one.
I also searched the username on the hive blockchain to see if such person exists so I could investigate further and perhaps report the user to the hive watchers on the discovery of any other suspicious activity, but turns out this person isn't here yet or perhaps here but with a different username.
This is not the first time I'd see articles from read.cash being plagiarised on the Steemit and Hive blockchain, this wouldn't be the last. It all boils down to the fact that articles on read.cash do not appear on plagiarism detector for reasons unknown (which is a major disadvantage for the writers on the platform), thus making them easy to steal.
Conclusion
Some people are too lazy to create their own content and would prefer to steal other people's content while making money off their effort and hard work. I may have caught this person today but this is only one out of many scams in the world of content creation.
Plagiarism is a serious offence and something I wouldn't tolerate especially since I've once been a victim, hence the habit of scanning my old articles every once in a while to ensure the safety of my intellectual property.
The Hive blockchain is all about transparency and sustainability, hence plagiarism will not be taken lightly.
If you're a plagiarist on the Steemit or Hive blockchain, I will find you and will report you!
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