The only people that I know of whose accounts are being held hostage out of all of this,

Report on accounts being censored on HIVE,

https://steemit.com/hive-171744/@andrepol/sorry-to-see-steemchiller-glory7-rakkasan84-wonsama-fenrir78-and-many-others-get-shafted-hive-171744

And,

// Accounts excluded [FROM HIVE AIRDROP] who voted a minimum of two sockpuppets or proxied someone who voted a minimum of two and who didn't unvote before the hive announcement with more than 1k sp

So I guess it's less of a "democracy" and more of a VOTE FOR WHO YOU'RE TOLD, OR SUFFER MINE WROTH!!