The posts on the X account with over 600,000 followers were quickly taken down.
”An unknown hacker took control of Elmo's X account today and posted despicable posts, including anti-Semitism and racism. We are working on regaining control of the account”, says Sesame Workshop, the organization behind the popular children's program in a statement to the New York Times.
Elmo is one of the iconic American children's program's most well-known figures, whose main characteristic is to teach the importance of kindness, patience and tolerance. No new posts from the account had been published on Monday morning, Swedish time.
