What is cancel culture ?

Justice Council Political Analysis

None of the sources found define or study cancel culture, so this reading is general and not drawn from them. In general use, the term means a coordinated public withdrawal of support, platforms or jobs from a person accused of offensive speech or conduct. Two things drive it. First, social-media algorithms reward outrage and rapid group judgement. Second, employers and institutions back away when their reputation is at risk. Both points are offered as reasoned observations and are not established by the corpus.

Settling this would take independent, case-by-case research comparing who is sanctioned, for what, and with what due process (a hearing, an appeal or a correction). Clear, evenly applied rules from platforms and employers would let any 'cancelling' be judged against a known standard rather than against crowd pressure.

Conclusion

I couldn't find anything in the Justice Council's sources that defines or examines cancel culture. The documents returned for this search cover South African party funding and state capture, trade agreements and regional conflicts, not this subject. What follows is general background, not drawn from the sources. The term usually means a public campaign, mostly online, to strip someone of support, a platform or a job over speech or conduct seen as offensive. People argue over whether this is accountability or punishment without due process.