Sesame Street Slams “Disgusting” Posts on Elmo’s Account After Hack

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00:00Elmo's social media is hacked. A series of graphic posts containing anti-Semitic language and

00:06criticisms of President Donald Trump appeared on the Sesame Street character's official X page

00:11as seen in widely circulated screenshots. In response, Sesame Workshop, the non-profit

00:17organization behind the long-running series, issued a statement condemning the profanity-ridden

00:22posts which have since been deleted. A spokesperson for the company tells NBC News July 14th,

00:27quote, Elmo's ex-account was compromised today by an unknown hacker who posted disgusting

00:32messages including anti-Semitic and racist posts. We are working to restore full control of the

00:37account. Oh, oh hi, welcome to Sesame Street. Elmo was the subject of another social media frenzy in

00:43May after Trump signed an executive order to cut federal funding to PBS and NPR. Sesame Workshop later

00:50struck a partnership with Netflix to continue production of the series. After the cuts were

00:54made, a post surfaced on LinkedIn, indicating that the perennial three-and-a-half-year-old was

00:59out of work. However, Sesame Workshop subsequently confirmed that the post was merely a parody.

01:04The company said in a statement to Deadline at the time, quote, Sesame Workshop and PBS have

01:08shared commitment to using the power of public television to bring critical early learning to

01:13children across the country. For more than half a century, we have been proud to partner with them

01:18to bring Sesame Street's beloved characters and research-based curriculum to families nationwide.

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