Host Amy Schumer pleads for Twitter reinstatement after ban
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‘SNL’: Amy Schumer plays a ‘bot’ in spoof to Elon Musk’s Twitter deal
“SNL” welcomed comedian Amy Schumer who spoofed her way into Twitter’s content moderation council tasked with reviewing banned accounts.
Patrick Colson-Price, USA TODAY
When it comes to Elon Musk’s multimillion dollar purchase of Twitter, “Saturday Night Live” host Amy Schumer isn’t afraid to squawk.
The actress-comedian played a sensual digital socialite making her case before a content moderation council tasked with reviewing the accounts of banned users on the social media platform.
A flirty Schumer tried to curry favor with one of the council’s co-chairs, played by Kenan Thompson.
“They said I was a bot, which is crazy. I’m all woman, and I love funny guys like you,” Schumer said. “In fact, you should check out this website where me and some other girls hang out and meet cute guys: www.sexpalace.bitcoinscam.iraq.”
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Schumer’s character wasn’t the only former Twitter user with grievances to air. A disgruntled gamer (Bowen Yang) who “served honorably in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2” also gave the council a piece of his mind after being banned for doxing.
“One of my own squad mates killed me, then laughed about it and called me a boomer, so I did what any hero would do. I posted his real name, home address and middle school schedule and said, ‘Twitter, do your thing,’ ” Yang said.
Former President Donald Trump (James Austin Johnson), who was permanently banned from Twitter following the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, couldn’t resist getting in on the action.
“We’ve all moved to Truth Social and we love Truth Social. It’s very great, and in many ways, also terrible,” said Trump of his social media platform. “It’s a little buggy in terms of making the phone screen crack and the automatic draining of the Venmo.”
“Let me back on Twitter,” Trump continued. “I won’t do anything bad except maybe coup.”
But further justice for other banned Twitter users was snuffed when Thompson and his co-chair, played by Chloe Fineman, received news they’d been laid off from the company.
“Yay, we’re finally free,” Fineman said.
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Contributing: Jessica Guynn and Will Carless, USA TODAY