[Wormwood]

The TV networks have censors. Hollywood films were censored for many years--by a production code.

Technically, what you are describing is editing

True censorship requires the force of law behind it.

[calreaganfan]

"Technically, what you are describing is editing."

I guess that's why the TV networks call them censors. It's not editing. The censors literally stand by to bleep out any unwanted comments.