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Shopify Continues Charging After Subscription Cancellation

Shopify merchants report being charged months after cancelling their subscriptions, with no proactive notification or refund. The billing system does not correctly reflect cancellation state, causing ongoing financial harm. This is a recurring complaint pattern across e-commerce platform users.

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