bug reportProductivity · Collaboration & MessagingstructuralNotificationsUXWorkflows

Canva messages persistently show as unread after being read and replied to

Canva's activity tab repeatedly marks already-read and responded messages as unread, making it impossible to distinguish new messages from acknowledged ones. Teams using Canva for collaboration lose track of communication status entirely.

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