Canva Retroactively Watermarks Designs Made During Pro Subscription
After downgrading from Canva Pro, a user found that designs created and paid for while subscribed became watermarked and undownloadable, effectively locking previously accessible content behind a renewed subscription. This reflects a broader pattern in subscription design tools of restricting access to content created under a prior paid tier.
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