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Canva intrusive popup review requests disrupt user workflow

Users are frustrated by unsolicited popup notifications requesting app reviews within Canva. The interruption disrupts active design sessions and degrades the user experience. This is a vendor UX issue with 25 upvotes indicating community agreement, but limited buildable opportunity.

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