Recently, X user @ros_ie9 showed that the Magic Layers feature that uses artificial intelligence (AI) in Canva deleted the word Palestine without being asked. Then, Gizmodo reported that Canva apologised for this issue. That said, what should you know about it?
This is not an isolated case
For your information, a poster in support of Palestine uploaded to Canva was changed to a poster in support of Ukraine. After the issue went viral, other users also confirmed that the same thing happened when they uploaded graphics with the word Palestine.
I shit you not I put this image into canvas, I press this “magic layers” button, and it turned this poster that said “cats for Palestine” into “cats for ukraine”. I wish I was fucking joking. pic.twitter.com/xSlz0FAkXz
— rosie (@ros_ie9) April 26, 2026
Additionally, a Canva spokesperson confirmed the issue and said it was being investigated and would be fixed immediately. Canva apologised for any inconvenience and said it would fix it. At the same time, the company launched an internal audit to find the cause and improve its testing process.
Moreover, the existence of bias in AI models has been an issue since LLM began to be widely used three years ago. A major chatbot went viral for refusing to comment when asked to give its opinion on the Israeli-Palestinian issue and criticising various religions except Judaism.
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