Elmo's X account, which has almost 650,000 followers, was hacked Sunday night. Martin Schutt/picture alliance via Getty Images© Martin Schutt/picture alliance via Getty Images ...

“Elmo’s X account was compromised today by an unknown hacker who posted disgusting messages, including antisemitic and racist posts. We are working to restore full control of the account”.

“Elmo’s X account was briefly compromised yesterday by an unknown hacker who posted disgusting messages, including anti-Semitic and racist posts,” Sesame Workshop told AFP in a statement.