NEW YORK — Sesame Workshop was trying 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. “Elmo’s ...

It seems Elmo’s world recently included vitriolic racist, antisemitic and foul-mouthed social media posts. “Sesame Street’s” perpetually 3½-year-old mascot caught his social media fans off guard over ...

On Sunday, the X account of the Sesame Street character Elmo broke from its usual cheery tone and posted a series of antisemitic and profane comments. A spokesperson for Sesame Workshop decried the ...

The tweets, which Sesame Workshop said were posted by a hacker, focused on the files allegedly maintained by Jeffrey Epstein. The social media platform X is filled with antisemitism, according to ...