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‘Sesame Street’ Updates Elmo X Account Security After Antisemitic Hack: ‘No One at the Organization Was Involved’
The iconic kids' entertainment character's social media also declared in a since-deleted post that Donald Trump is in the Epstein Files.
“You are a disgrace”: Calls for a Sesame Street puppet to “resign” follow Elmo’s X account hack
Certain posters are demanding that a red sack with plastic eyes resign from Sesame Street after hackers made Elmo post hate speech. Over the weekend, the official Elmo account on X posted racist and antisemitic remarks and demanded that President Donald Trump release the Epstein files.
Elmo X account hacked, posts 'antisemitic and racist messages,' Sesame Workshop says
"Elmo's X account was briefly compromised yesterday by an unknown hacker who posted disgusting messages, including antisemitic and racist posts. The account has since been secured," a spokesperson for Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, said in a statement to ABC News on Monday.
Elmo’s hacked X account posted racist messages. Sesame Workshop is trying to regain control
Sesame Workshop is working to regain control of Elmo's X account after a hacker posted racist and antisemitic messages.
Elmo said what? Sesame Workshop pins ‘disgusting’ racist, obscene tweets on hacker
It seems Elmo's world recently included vitriolic racist and antisemitic social media posts. Sesame Workshop says it seeks to restore control over the beloved puppet's X page.
Sesame Workshop addresses 'disgusting' antisemitic posts on hacked Elmo X account
The now-removed posts, which were shared on the character's official X account on Sunday, called for violence against Jews.
'Sesame Street' Responds After Elmo’s Social Media Account Is Hacked: ‘Disgusting Messages’
Elmo’s account, which has over 650,000 followers and is known for its uplifting child-friendly posts, was taken over by an “unknown hacker” on Sunday, July 13, Sesame Workshop told NBC News in a statement.
Hacker takes over Sesame Street's Elmo's X account to post racist, antisemitic messages, NYT reports
The posts, which contained racial slurs, violent language and references to President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein, come only a week after Grok, X's AI chatbot, posted antisemitic comments.
Jon Stewart's ‘Sesame Street' Spoof Addresses Elmo's Tweets, With Muppet Saying He's "Alt-Right" So There's "No Reason" To Pull PBS Funding
Once again, Jon Stewart had a “tremendous show planned for you - well-designed, articulate,” but the tidal wave of current events would not let that slide. It was “a truly illuminating dive into the overlooked role of the commodities markets in trade deficit accounting,
Elmo, Grok and rampant antisemitism
The X account for Elmo from “Sesame Street” spewed some unsavory comments after getting hacked on Sunday. The posts included a series of antisemitic and racist slurs as well as commentary about President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein.
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