The X account of Elmo was hacked, leading to the posting of antisemitic and profane comments. Sesame Workshop condemned the messages, describing them as "disgusting." The hacker also made derogatory remarks about Donald Trump, labeling him a "puppet" of Israel. The account usually shares wholesome content with nearly 650,000 followers but was compromised for about half an hour while the messages appeared. Sesame Workshop is currently working on restoring the account.
Elmo's X account was compromised by an unknown hacker who posted disgusting messages, including antisemitic and racist posts. We are working to restore full control.
In addition to antisemitic comments and profanity, the account called Donald Trump a 'puppet' of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The hack comes after xAI, X's parent company, said 'extremist views' on the site had led its chatbot Grok to post inflammatory comments, including antisemitic jokes.
The posts were live for around half an hour, according to Mediaite, which published screenshots of the posts.
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