Streamer 'Lacari' Banned From Twitch, Kick After Accidentally Showing A Disturbing Notepad File On Stream

Overview

The Lacari Notepad Controversy refers to an incident where streamer Lacari accidentally opened a Notepad file during a stream that revealed a link to an EMLOAD folder with over 1,700 files containing pornographic, potentially illegal, content allegedly related to teens, lolicon, animals, family nudism and more. The incident took place on January 22nd, 2026 and quickly went viral on sites like the /r/Livestreamfail subreddit, inspiring other streamers to react to the clip. Lacari tried to play it off by claiming a virus put the content on his computer, scanning his computer on stream. Shortly after, Lacari was banned from both Twitch and Kick. The incident is comparable to a 2024 incident where streamer Vaush opened a porn folder on stream.

Background

Lacari Leaks Notepad Link

On January 22nd, 2026, Redditor u/Daytime506 posted a clip to the /r/LivestreamFail subreddit titled, "Lacari accidentally leaks his notepad with download links to very suspicious filenames," garnering over 24,000 upvotes in a day. The clip shows streamer Lacari accidentally opening a Notepad file on stream. Text is shown reading "folder COUPLES TEENS" followed by a link to an EMLOAD folder. In the clip, the notepad link has been censored by a green box.

Lacari accidentally leaks notepad with extremely sus file names pic.twitter.com/aVlN9f8onY

That day, X user @ShaoIRL reposted a video scrolling through the folder that was linked in Lacari's note, garnering over 1,300 likes in a day. The video shows a folder with over 1,700 files, with titles that include words like "teen," "nudism family," "girls and animals," "lolicon," and "jailbait."

Lacari's Response

After leaking the notepad contents, during the same stream, Lacari purportedly claimed that the files, which he referred to as "illegal," were planted on him through a virus. He performed a virus scan on-stream, which claimed that there were no viruses found on his computer.

Lacari has no virus according to MalwareBytes pic.twitter.com/Gz2XbM0vzu

Developments

On January 22nd, 2026, X user @Awk20000 posted a clip from Lacari's stream where he revealed the Notepad file where he claims that streamer Asmongold DM'd him, telling him that he needs a "second PC" for that type of stuff, garnering over 5,600 likes in a day. Asmongold commented on the post, writing, "Info had just come out and the clip I saw had the names and everything censored. Obviously I wouldn't have said this if I knew what the content was," garnering over 10,000 likes in a day.

Ban From Twitch, Kick

Hours after Lacari leaked the Notepad, he was reportedly banned from streaming on both Twitch and Kick. News of the bans was posted to the /r/LivestreamFail subreddit that day by u/whywhateverso and u/Gingeneer1 respectively, garnering over 16,000 upvotes and 7,100 upvotes in a day.

Online Reactions

The Notepad clip was reacted to widely online, including by other streamers, also inspiring memes.

On January 22nd, 2026, X user @bloomjpg posted a meme edit of the incident where they compare Lacari to EDP445, garnering over 12,000 likes in a day.

Lacari is facing MAJOR backlash after questionable files on his Notepad leak on stream.. 😳👀 pic.twitter.com/DVEgA6uSf9

Later that day, X user @YourBudTevin posted a version of the Jim Downey Asks to Clarify meme referencing the incident, garnering over 4,800 likes in a day.

That day, the xQc Clips YouTube channel uploaded a clip of xQc reacting to the incident, including the clip where Lacari says that Asmongold told him to have a second computer for "that kind of stuff," garnering over 35,000 views in a day.

That day, the Cinna Clips Youtube channel posted a clip of streamer Cinna, who knows and has collaborated with Lacari, clarifying that she does not support Lacari in the incident and suggests it should be "severely looked into," garnering over 17,000 views in a day.

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