retaxis
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One of the largest propaganda pieces by the West is the myth of social credit score. Its hilarious to think you can control 1.4billion people to the point of what they eat and drink lol. Here is a simple summary:
China’s "social credit score" is considered a myth because there is no single, centralized, algorithmic "score" (like a credit score) that assigns points to citizens based on their daily social behavior. Instead, the system is a fragmented collection of regulatory databases, financial credit checks, and legal blacklists. [1, 2, 3, 4]
The misconception of a "digital dictatorship" scoring every citizen stems from several factors:
Who else fell for the propaganda?
China’s "social credit score" is considered a myth because there is no single, centralized, algorithmic "score" (like a credit score) that assigns points to citizens based on their daily social behavior. Instead, the system is a fragmented collection of regulatory databases, financial credit checks, and legal blacklists. [1, 2, 3, 4]
The misconception of a "digital dictatorship" scoring every citizen stems from several factors:
- Fragmented Reality: China has different systems for businesses and individuals. For citizens, the system largely operates as a way to enforce legal judgments (like making sure people pay court fines or debts), similar to how credit bureaus or courts operate globally. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
- Local Experiments: Early local government pilot programs experimented with assigning points for social behaviors, but these were largely abandoned, made voluntary, or restricted after central authorities formally clarified they could not be used to arbitrarily penalize citizens. [1, 2]
- Private Tech Scores: Popular platforms like Alibaba's Sesame Credit created private, voluntary loyalty and financial credit scores. These were frequently mistaken in Western media for a government-run, nationwide social scoring system. [1, 2, 3]
- Focus on Blacklists: Rather than deducting "points" for infractions like jaywalking or playing loud music, the Chinese government uses blacklists. Individuals are placed on these lists for specific, severe offenses (such as fraud or defying court orders), which can restrict them from certain privileges like purchasing high-speed train tickets. [1, 2, 3]
Who else fell for the propaganda?
