This is misleading. They were banned for the tweet. They opted out of removing the tweet, which would lift the ban.

In the new policy, they would not be banned for the tweet. The fact that they were banned in the old policy, and would not be banned in the new policy, is irrefutable proof that the policies are very different, which means, by definition, it's not "status quo":

    status quo:
    
    the existing state of affairs, especially regarding social or political issues.