China blacklists millions from booking flights as 'social credit' introduced
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#2US and China are not equivalent
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#3Horrific predicted tech enabled dystopia now in China.
Where next? what if airlines taxis and hotels shared ratings, would the west be so different?
I hate Uber Airbnb pestering me for a rating every trip and the fact that I am rated as well. I don’t know or care what my rating is, but my wife does, she was upset recently by an Airbnb landlord in Belgrade, she gave us a bad rating because we had not deep cleaned the place?? The apartment was awful and we had to leave at 5.OO am and the lift didn’t work, last thing on my mind was hovering, no hotel would expect such, but maybe in the future only perfect behaviour will allow one to travel.
Re: China blacklists millions from booking flights as 'social credit' introduced
#4Isn't it more like criminals or serious offenders can't fly? Will you allow a person who can possibly hijack the plane?
Re: China blacklists millions from booking flights as 'social credit' introduced
#5> People are awarded credit points for activities such as undertaking volunteer work and giving blood donations while those who violate traffic laws and charge “under-the-table” fees are punished.
> Other infractions reportedly include smoking in non-smoking zones, buying too many video games and posting fake news online.
This reminds me a lot of that Black Mirror episode where everyone upvotes and downvotes each other in contribution to a social credit system that prevents a girl from traveling and being treated kindly by anyone
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#6Why do people still live there (apart from those who cannot move)?
Re: China blacklists millions from booking flights as 'social credit' introduced
#7Horrific predicted tech enabled dystopia now in China. Where next? what if airlines taxis and hotels shared ratings, would the west be so different? I hate Uber Airbnb pestering me for a rating every trip and the fact that I am rated as well. I don’t know or care what my rating is, but my wife does, she was upset recently by an Airbnb landlord in Belgrade, she gave us a bad rating because we had not deep cleaned the…
Well, nonpersonhood is nothing new to China. Tenth of millions of people in China can't even get an ID because they don't have birth certificates, and without that you can't legally have a bank account, have a phone number, receive education, receive medical care, travel, own property, have family or even immigrate away from China.
And the West has nevertheless kept quiet for long 28 years.
Re: China blacklists millions from booking flights as 'social credit' introduced
#8Black Mirror activated
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#9Isn't it more like criminals or serious offenders can't fly? Will you allow a person who can possibly hijack the plane?
No, not necessarily.
As pointed out in another comment : "Other infractions reportedly include smoking in non-smoking zones, buying too many video games and posting fake news online."
Re: China blacklists millions from booking flights as 'social credit' introduced
#10Isn't it more like criminals or serious offenders can't fly? Will you allow a person who can possibly hijack the plane?
"Criminals or serious offenders" includes those whose crime was offending the government or other elites by merely saying something that they didn't like. Only a tiny subset of speech should be considered a crime, like yelling fire in a crowded theater.