Sesame Workshop regains control of Elmo’s X account
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The iconic kids' entertainment character's social media also declared in a since-deleted post that Donald Trump is in the Epstein Files.
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.
Beloved Sesame Street character Elmo has broken his silence after his X account was hacked and used to share antisemitic posts. Over the weekend, a hacker took hold of the account to peddle a string of antisemitic and racist content,
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.
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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.
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,
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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.
Jon Stewart confronted Elmo during Monday night's "The Daily Show" over the "Sesame Street" puppet's X hack and antisemitic tweets.