Twitter Inc. published a blog post today that explains what will happen if world leaders violate the platform’s rules, and it’s likely they won’t please much of anyone.

The company said that this is new ground being covered, not mentioning U.S. President Donald Trump, a man who some people feel has stepped over the line on Twitter. Such instances include threatening war with North Korea on the platform and also fomenting hatred toward CNN.

Earlier in October Senator Kamala Harris sent a letter to Twitter Chief Executive Jack Dorsey stating that the “president’s recent tweets rise to the level that Twitter should consider suspending his account.” The stakes are too high, she said, to allow Trump to air his views on the platform.

“We understand the desire for our decisions to be ‘yes/no’ binaries, but it’s not that simple,” said Twitter. “The actions we take and policies we develop will set precedent around online speech and we owe it to the people we serve to be deliberate and considered in what we do.”

If a world leader tweets something and it gets reported, Twitter said that, like any other post it will be assessed. “Presently, direct interactions with fellow public figures, comments on political issues of the day, or foreign policy saber-rattling on economic or military issues are generally not in violation of the Twitter Rules,” the company said.

Nonetheless, if a post from a political leader does break the rules, it might still stay up. If that were to happen, it would be because the post has “clear public interest value.” Users will not be able to reply, share or retweet those offending tweets.

The company added that accounts of world leaders are not above its policies and posts promoting terrorism, endorsing violence, giving away personal information, and other transgressions, will be taken down.

“Our goal is to enforce our rules judiciously and impartially,” said Twitter. “In doing so, we aim to provide direct insight into our enforcement decision-making, to serve public conversation, and protect the public’s right to hear from their leaders and to hold them to account.”

Such sentiments come on the back of senator Elizabeth Warren’s campaign against social media and how it can be used to manipulate voters. Although her ire has been mostly pointed at Facebook Inc., one would assume Twitter will face similar scrutiny.

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