Sesame Workshop is working to regain control of Elmo’s X account after a hacker posted racist and antisemitic messages.

Sesame Workshop is working to regain control of Elmo's X account after a hacker posted racist and antisemitic messages.

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.

Sesame Workshop regained control of its Elmo account on the X platform Monday after a hacker gained access and posted a string of racist and antisemitic messages.

Elmo's X account was hacked, leading to the posting of antisemitic and racist messages. The account, typically sharing positive content, has over 650,000 followers.

An Elmo LinkedIn post about being laid off from Sesame Street has social media talking about public media cuts.

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.

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.

Sesame Workshop regained control of its Elmo account on the X platform Monday after a hacker gained access and posted a string of racist and antisemitic messages.