CSAM using streamer 'Lacari' caught red-handed by ... Microsoft Notepad — posts apology, denial after being perma-banned

Microsoft Notepad is a decades-old staple of the Windows ecosystem. The simple text editor has undergone several permutations over the years, but the latest one has been controversial for a variety of reasons.

Microsoft Notepad now includes things like Microsoft Account login, (optional) Microsoft Copilot AI integration, and a few other annoyances nobody really asked for. Microsoft Notepad in 2026 does however, have a ton of actually useful new features, such as tabbed interfacing, more rich text editing features, markdown support, dark mode, and session save states. It's that latter point that we're talking about today.

Twitch streamer "Lacari" was a top 1,000 content creator on the platform, emphasis on was because as of last week he found himself permanently banned. Why? Because he didn't realize that Notepad would open up to the previous session, and for him, that session showed a file with links to CSAM illicit material.

Lacari had attempted to downplay the links when questioned during the live stream, but the damage was already done. He claimed that the links auto-downloaded, among other excuses, but the internet wasn't buying it.

Users noted that when you have modern Notepad set to open up the previous session, it will also retain your highlighted text, suggesting that Lacari had been manually using the links he claimed he hadn't touched.

Following the initial wave of drama, Lacari was almost immediately permanently banned by Twitch as well as Kick, and most likely pre-emptively on other streaming platforms as well. If there's one thing every social media platform on earth agrees with, its the CSAM red line.

Lacari posted a grovelling apology on X, claiming that he had "never consumed this type of content," while admitting an addiction to illicit materials, alongside promises that he would clean up his act.

"The link gave access to abusive material for anyone to see, this is serious and harmful," Lacari said. "I recognize that trivializing abusive material on stream is not ok and can lead to real harm. It's my responsibility to provide a safe space for my community and peers in which I failed to do."

"I am taking real steps to change my ways," Lacari continued. "I've admitted myself into a Porn Addiction Recovery Program that will last 30 days. During this time I'll be able to workout there while also receiving professional therapy and treatment for my addiction."

Social media platforms of all stripes have long wrestled with how to tackle the dissemination and abuse of this type of material. Apps like Instagram, Snapchat, and Facebook in particular have been investigated heavily by regulators for their roles in preventing harmful access to this type of material. Games like Roblox have also been accused of making it easy for predators to access youngsters.

To that end, nation states like Australia have opted to flat out ban under 16s from social media platforms, and it seems like the United Kingdom and Germany could be about to follow suit. Services like Xbox and Discord have pre-empted some of the legislation by introducing age checkers to ensure that users are separated by age, although it has led to condemnation from privacy groups who aren't convince ID checking systems will keep user data safe.

CSAM sharing users like Lacari are likely to be an issue as long as the internet exists, but as far as I know, this is the first time Microsoft Notepad's "remember session" feature has outed a potential predator. It remains to be seen if Lacari will be receiving a visit from law enforcement as a result of his behavior.

Follow Windows Central on Google News to keep our latest news, insights, and features at the top of your feeds!