Elmo, Sesame Street and X
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The account of the 3-year-old Sesame Street character turned hateful and certainly not suitable for kids. Here's what the hacked account said.
The hack occurred after Elon Musk’s chatbot, Grok, spewed antisemitic messages on X on July 8. The X account of the “Sesame Street” character Elmo posted a slew of antisemitic and anti-Donald Trump comments Sunday afternoon after getting hacked.
Elmo's account on X was hacked over the weekend and called for the release of the releae of the Epstein Files and violence against Jews.
Sesame Workshop worked to regain full control over its Elmo account on the X platform Monday after a hacker gained access and posted a string of racist and antisemitic messages.
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