Design tools paywall access to older in-app message history
Users of collaborative design tools like Canva report that message or notification history older than 90 days becomes inaccessible unless they upgrade to a paid plan. This limits free-tier users ability to reference past conversations or feedback on design projects.
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surfaced semanticallyCanva Deletes Trial Files and Locks Message History Behind Paid Plan
Canva restricts message history to 90 days on free accounts and deletes files created during trials even before the 90-day window expires, erasing user work without adequate warning. Users who invested time creating content during a trial period lose that work upon plan expiry, which functions as a trust-destroying data loss event rather than a standard paywall. The combination of aggressive data gating and retroactive deletion undermines confidence in the platform for any serious project work.
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