Canva Charges Credit Card Across Accounts Without Explicit Authorization
A Canva user's credit card on their primary account was charged for a secondary account created under a different email, despite no payment method being set up on that account. This undisclosed cross-account billing behavior erodes user trust. The issue is specific to Canva's billing architecture.
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