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Censorship: Too many times this is attached to "government censorship" as if they are the only ones with a say and ability to do this. As a long time computer tech, and working for a company that has subscription based internet filtering, I know that censorship can be done at various levels.
As a parent, we are the censor for our kids, trying to keep them from content we feel is harmful to their development. This is also open to interpretation.
Some parents may see nudity as open and natural and have no problem letting their children watch or read about sexual acts on TV or book or where ever. These same people may keep their kids away from any religious references because they believe it is damaging to their lifestyle and children.
Others (like myself and my wife) have a much more conservative outlook and have a problem letting our 8 year old watch iCarly and these afternoon teen shows where they are groping and kissing or even talking about it at age 12. they also learn proper morals and right from wrong very early on. That is our choice and our lifestyle, and I will not have the government, company or other people dictate how I will raise my kids.

As it pertains to Amazon and pretty much ANY company that does business within the US, they own the service and company, they have every right to allow or disallow any item or service under their name. Would AFA (a very strict Christian company) be called censors for not selling the Kama Sutra? No they have the right to offer and sell, or refuse to sell any item they see fit. By forcing a company or people to do something they do not want, that starts things down the slippery slope to government control aka socialism/communism.
If you owned a grocery store and made the choice to not sell adult magazines or pizza pockets or whatever, would you like it if the government or public pressure attempted to FORCE you to carry the items you choose not to carry? No! We as people and companies have rights, and we will not be forced to sell, carry, buy, or do anything we do not want to.

Let the company make their own decisions on what they do or do not want under their name. There are plenty of other sources to get the material they refuse to sell. We the people do not OWN Amazon, so therefore we have to follow their rules when using their service. If that means you write a book that gets removed, then so be it. STOP whining, get over yourself and find another outlet to sell your material.