Canva auto-renews annual subscription to new payment card without user confirmation
Canva automatically charged a new payment card for an annual subscription renewal without explicit user confirmation. The user had not intended to renew and could not easily get a refund. Predatory auto-renewal dark pattern on platform controlled by Canva.
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