Canva apologizes after its AI tool replaces ‘Palestine’ in designs

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Apr 27, 2026 - 20:00
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Canva apologizes after its AI tool replaces ‘Palestine’ in designs
A before and after image of Canva’s Magic layers AI tool changing the word “Palestine” to “Ukraine.”
I suddenly feel so much better about every embarrassing typo I’ve ever made. | Original Illustration (left) by Agathe Singer

One of Canva's new AI features has been caught replacing the word "Palestine" in designs. The Magic Layers feature - which is designed to break flat images out into separate editable components - isn't supposed to make visible alterations to user designs, but it was found by X user @ros_ie9 to automatically switch the phrase "cats for Palestine" to "cats for Ukraine."

The issue was seemingly limited specifically to the word "Palestine," as @ros_ie9 noted that related words like "Gaza" were unaffected by the feature. Canva says it has now resolved the issue and is taking steps to prevent it from happening again.

"We became aware of an issue …

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