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The sudden appearance of a term imported from across the Atlantic – almost unknown until a few months ago – is spectacular. Cancel culture started from a noble goal, at least on the surface, to suppress those who make racist, homophobic speech or promote any kind of hatred against a person. During the COVID-19 pandemic, cancel culture began to trend again. This concept was made possible with the emergence of the Black Lives Matter, #MeToo and LGBTQ+ movements that were over-promoted on social media such as Youtube, Instagram. Each uses their own definition, contradicting the others, sowing confusion, stirring up anger, contempt. The culture of nullification denies the very notion of truth and leads to extreme polarization of society, which leads to unhealthy violence in debate. Journalist, essayist and researcher Alvaro Vargas Llosa (son of the famous writer Mario Vargas Llosa) believes this practice threatens democracy and is worthy of a dictatorship like North Korea.