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Zero Hedge: China's Terrifying "Social Credit" System Has Already Blocked 11 Million From Taking Flights
China’s terrifying ‘social credit’ system, which is a rating assigned to each citizen based on government data regarding their economic and social status, has effectively blocked more than 11.14 million flights and 4.25 million high-speed train trips at the end of April, according to a senior government official.
Government officials first announced the proposal for a social credit system in 2014 — where each Chinese citizen would be rated according to their online, social, financial, and legal behavior. Misdeeds, such as late credit card payments, criminal record, jaywalking, using fake IDs, refusal to sign up for required insurance, and failing to pay taxes, could result in a travel ban for an extended period. The penalty for misdeeds went into full effect in May.
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WNU Editor: Everyone I know in China has told me in private that they hate this system. But even though it is universally hated .... it is being implemented, and it is being expanded to account for other activities. It is also extremely effective in crushing dissent and/or punishing those who do not conform to the system. To say that I shudder on where this will eventually lead is an understatement ... because my gut tells me that this is rapidly becoming the modern Orwellian way to control people .... whether we like it or not.
