YA violation notice who decides what to censor on here?

Question

I got my first violation notice today.
I'm not upset, in fact I thought it was perfect.
Who do you think decides what to censor on here?

Yahoo censored a word I typed by replacing the letters with **** that is called censoring.

I didn't insult anyone I typed a word YA blocked it.

I'm not complaining about the violation. I think it is funny.
I'm curious about the board that sets the rules, who are they? Men, Women, Young, Old?

Yes I understand the reasons they censor.
I'm not asking why, but who.
Like I said I'm not complaining, I asked who is it that is deciding. Who are 'the people' that decide.

Answer 1

It is not censorship. When you joined the site you agreed to conform to the terms of service - these terms of service are much more restricted than what you could say on the street for example; but nevertheless you agreed to abide by them. If you for example don't ask/answer a question but just make a statement, or insult someone then that is a violation of the terms of service you agreed to abide by.

Yahoo also censors swearing because it is a "family site" - if it was NOT a family site then yahoo would ask you to prove your age before you could enter. Yahoo would much rather the tens of thousands of teenagers saw a row of stars and lots of adverts which pay for their site, rather than just letting fewer adults on and "uncensoring" your words.