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IPFS News Link • China

This Is How Chinese Citizens Are Watched and Rated

• https://www.bloomberg.com, Bloomberg News

In fact, the so-called social credit system is merely an extension of the myriad ways the government already rates its citizens. Here's a breakdown of the systems China has in place.

Supreme Court Blacklist

People who defy court orders are barred from numerous privileges, including getting loans, buying houses and sending their kids to private schools. Judges decide who's blacklisted, and individuals can appeal to be removed once their issue has been rectified. The Supreme Court maintains a public database with full names and identification numbers of those on the list. By the end of 2018, people with bad debt had been prevented from taking more than 17 million flights, 5 million train trips and blocked from acting as executives or legal business representatives 290,000 times, according to the court.


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