It destroys lives and ruins businesses – the so-called cancel culture, or “cancel culture,” is something many brands and public figures fear.
According to Aidas Petrošius, an expert at the media research company Mediaskopas, the very amount of attention devoted to cancel culture shows that it is a negative phenomenon with often tragic consequences. Some believe that cancel culture has contributed to positive or revolutionary developments in Lithuanian society – for example, when a scandal broke out at universities in 2018, #metoo allegations of sexual harassment were made against lecturers, and people began talking about conditions in higher education institutions. However, says the interviewee, canceling is a flawed practice.
