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What's the Truth About the "Social Credit System" in China? (lemmygrad.ml)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/11229507

Recently, my country—not in European or American continents—will pass a bill about requiring ID for creating any social media account. There's a justified panic about it since the ghouls who runs the country sold our every single personal information repeatedly.

I've watched a person talking about the recent news, and they mentioned the "Social Credit System" of China. The person said if one's credit score is low, they can't ride a train or their children won't be able to go to good schools.

Now, the person is rather left leaning, and they usually talk about the capitalism's harm on human psyche. But them comparing the SCS to the ID verification gave me the ick. Is there any good explanation—whether in English or other languages—about the SCS? That way, I can refute the further misinformation about it.

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[–] QinShiHuangsShlong@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The number isn’t real. China does not have a single nationwide “social credit score” that rates every citizen.

What actually exists is a set of legal blacklists, the most famous being the court judgment defaulter list (失信被执行人). It applies to people who refuse to comply with a court decision, usually things like unpaid debts.

If you ignore a court order, the court can place you under a high-consumption restriction (限制高消费). That means you can’t spend money on certain luxury services (first-class train tickets, flights, five-star hotels, or other high-end purchases) until you comply with the judgment.

You can still travel normally, stay in regular hotels, work, shop, and live your life. The restriction is specifically designed to stop people who refuse to obey court rulings from enjoying luxury spending while ignoring their legal obligations.

The popular idea in the west that everyone in China has a constantly changing personal “score” based on everyday behavior is simply western fantasy.

[–] VComrade@hexbear.net 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

More like projection because we actually have credit scores in the west based on everyday behavior that actually does what Westoids think the social score in China does