Overview
- Users on X reported that Magic Layers, a Canva feature for breaking flat images into editable parts, changed the phrase “Cats for Palestine” to “Cats for Ukraine” without any prompt.
- Canva said it investigated the issue, confirmed a fix, and apologized for any distress the swap caused.
- The company began an audit to learn how the bug arose, with added testing designed to catch unexpected outputs before release.
- Reports indicated inconsistent behavior, as some users reproduced the change while others, including a Verge reporter, could not.
- The swap appeared limited to the word “Palestine,” with terms like “Gaza” unaffected, renewing concerns about AI bias and moderation rules seen in past tools from Meta and ChatGPT.