When did Web 2.0 become about censorship and limiting freedom of speech and especially for a site that claims to be "Real Reviews by Real People"?

I've seen my own review filtered and noticed that there are a lot of users complaining about the same thing and they can't all be fraudsters. I am a strong believer in filtering but I feel if you want to maintain integrity, you have to be 100% transparent and give genuine users a chance to authenticate themselves.

Thanks,
Abhijit

Generic Yelp Support response below...

Hi Abhijit,
Thanks for contacting us. It's not all a scam, but we don't provide details about how the system works as that only enables those with malicious intent to cheat the system. The software filter is looking at a user's behavior over time, so you can expect to see the status of your reviews fluctuate over time as you become more or less involved with the site.
Regards,
Edgar
Yelp Support