On Friday Twitter finally explained to the world why it refuses to ever ban President Donald Trump, or other world leaders.

In a blog post that comes just days after Trump went on a Twitter tirade that included comparing the size of his “nuclear button” to that of North Korean leader Kim Jung Un’s, the social media company explained that it can’t delete Trump due to its own terms of service. Furthermore, it stated, deleting his account would have little impact anyway.

“Twitter is here to serve and help advance the global, public conversation. Elected world leaders play a critical role in that conversation because of their outsize impact on our society,” Twitter said. “Blocking a world leader from Twitter or removing their controversial tweets, would hide important information people should be able to see and debate. It would also not silence that leader, but it would certainly hamper necessary discussion around their words and actions.”

From taking time out of his day to attack the free press, or to attack women, and even the aforementioned threats of nuclear war, Donald Trump has shared it all with his 46 million followers. And this sharing has lead many to say that he should be banned from ever using the service in the name of our own national security.

However, according to Twitter, banning the President, and people like him, will do little to stop the dangerous rhetoric from spreading.

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The platform, which serves more than 500 million users around the globe, added that it is constantly reviewing tweets by leaders, along with reviewing everyone’s content, to ensure it can enforce its own rules accordingly and fairly.

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“No one person’s account drives Twitter’s growth or influences these decisions,” it added. Instead, Twitter said it is working to remain as unbiased as possible with the public interest in mind.

“We are working to make Twitter the best place to see and freely discuss everything that matters,” the statement concluded. “We believe that’s the best way to help our society make progress.”

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Although this generic press statement may not be how every Twitter employee feels. In November Trump’s Twitter account was offline for 11 brief and glorious minutes after a customer service employee deactivated it on their last day with the company. While Twitter users appeared to love the 11 minutes of Trump freedom they received, Trump himself took the entire thing as a compliment, tweeting later that night, “My Twitter account was taken down for 11 minutes by a rogue employee. I guess the word must finally be getting out and having an impact.”

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