Canva Subscription Cannot Be Found or Canceled From Account Settings
A user has been unable to locate or cancel their Canva subscription for two months despite the sign-up process being simple. This reflects a broader dark-pattern issue where subscription cancellation is made deliberately harder to find than subscription signup.
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Users report being unable to cancel their Canva subscription, resulting in ongoing charges with no exit path. The inability to unsubscribe is a dark pattern that violates consumer expectations and may breach consumer protection laws in many jurisdictions. This affects any Canva subscriber who tries to leave the platform.
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