[EVP_Glukkon]

But removing a joke from a game isn't censorship of ideas or free speech, and it's beta - this happens, things are edited and removed to fit the ideals of the company and project leads.

That's correct, but do we know enough about why it was removed?

If during the design process, elements that do not fit with the game are found, their removal isn't censorship of any kind.

However if these elements are called in to question by another party, perhaps the publisher for example, and these elements are removed for the reasons of an external party or if the creator of the original content is removing them to please the views/opinions of specific groups, then I would see that as censorship.