China bans 23M from buying travel tickets as part of 'social credit' system

Re:China bans 23M from buying travel tickets as part of 'soc... by Miner49er on Friday March 01, 2019 @10:41AM (#19281591)

I'm curious how this is worse then what the United States does, for example. Nearly all the "crimes" listed here can be punished with jail in the U.S., which is obviously way worse, and far more violent.

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Re:China bans 23M from buying travel tickets as part of 'soc... by taway483 on Friday March 01, 2019 @10:46AM (#19281663)

"Social credit offences range from [...] to spreading false information" - this is what it's really about. Force citizens to spread government propaganda and make it impossible to challenge those in power.

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Re:China bans 23M from buying travel tickets as part of 'soc... by dotancohen on Friday March 01, 2019 @10:46AM (#19281660)

The United States also maintains a secret list of persons banned from air travel.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Fly_List

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Re:China bans 23M from buying travel tickets as part of 'soc... by BubRoss on Friday March 01, 2019 @11:57AM (#19282641)

Is it a crime to use VPN and encrypt internet traffic in the US? Is it a crime to criticize the political party in power?

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Re:China bans 23M from buying travel tickets as part of 'soc... by umeshunni on Friday March 01, 2019 @12:26PM (#19283088)

> Is it a crime to criticize the political party in power?

In most of the western united states, you can be ostracized for supporting the current federal govt.

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Re:China bans 23M from buying travel tickets as part of 'soc... by BubRoss on Saturday March 02, 2019 @08:08AM (#19289075)

You think your peers not respecting your political stance is the same as the government putting you in prison for criticizing them?

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