In place since 2014, the social credit system is a work in progress
that could evolve by next year into a single, nationwide point system
for all Chinese citizens, akin to a financial credit score. It aims to
punish for transgressions that can include membership in or support for
the Falun Gong or Tibetan Buddhism, failure to pay debts, excessive
video gaming, criticizing the government, late payments, failing to
sweep the sidewalk in front of your store or house, smoking or playing
loud music on trains, jaywalking, and other actions deemed illegal or
unacceptable by the Chinese government.
It can also award points for charitable donations or even taking one’s own parents to the doctor.
Punishments can be harsh, including bans on leaving the country, using public transportation, checking into hotels, hiring for high-visibility jobs, or acceptance of children to private schools. It can also result in slower internet connections and social stigmatization in the form of registration on a public blacklist.
China’s social credit system has been characterized in one pithy tweet as “authoritarianism, gamified.”
It can also award points for charitable donations or even taking one’s own parents to the doctor.
Punishments can be harsh, including bans on leaving the country, using public transportation, checking into hotels, hiring for high-visibility jobs, or acceptance of children to private schools. It can also result in slower internet connections and social stigmatization in the form of registration on a public blacklist.
China’s social credit system has been characterized in one pithy tweet as “authoritarianism, gamified.”
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