Twitter can make it's own decisions, not my position to tell them what they can and can't do, but

>The company said the move will help its users stay informed about global affairs, but while balancing the need to keep the site’s rules in check.

Is a baseless lie. And I can't believe they're brazen enough to propose limiting the outreach of world leaders on the site while saying

>help its users stay informed about global affairs

Twitter has been around for over a decade, yet only now are they deciding to take this approach, meaning, regardless of what triggered this new policy, is not rooted in any sort of desire to "keep the site's rules in check".