Elmo, Sesame Street and Account Security
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Elmo's mission of kindness and wholesomeness is back in full swing, days after an alleged hack led puppet's X page to post racist remarks and claims about Jeffrey Epstein.
A story you may have heard claims the beloved Sesame Street character Elmo went on an antisemitic rant on X over the weekend.
The X account for Elmo from “Sesame Street” spewed some unsavory comments after getting hacked on Sunday. The posts included a series of antisemitic and racist slurs as well as commentary about President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein.
Jon Stewart confronted Elmo during Monday night's "The Daily Show" over the "Sesame Street" puppet's X hack and antisemitic tweets.
It was going to be so funny. But sadly at the last minute we had to scrap all that because Elmo … lost his f—ing mind.” Stewart was referring to the hacking of Elmo’s X account by an unknown entity on Sunday,
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One more thing for you and, oh, Elmo, come back here for a second. Everyone should change their passwords every six months. This makes it difficult for hackers who have hoovered up your information in a data breach to use old passwords to access your accounts. I know, Elmo, you love us. We love you, too.
Horrific posts on the "Sesame Street" character's X account only remained online for a short period, but still went viral.