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Re:TikTok and the Sorting Hat by rfoo on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @03:58AM (#24058307)
> Social credit has not been expanded to extent west think it does.

OT but this is the first time I see China's "social credit system" not being described as a myth on HN. People usually just repeat the myth pushed by mainstream media. Can you suggest something to read on this?

Re:TikTok and the Sorting Hat by dirtyid on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @08:17AM (#24059963)
There's a 2018 Sinicia episode for with Rogier Creemers who did first summary of systems: https://supchina.com/podcast/mythbusting-chinas-social-credi...

A 2019 compilation of experts: http://socialcredit.triviumchina.com/what-is-social-credit/k...

Otherwise the system is still very new and in progressive. If it's anything like BRI, it could be a massive uncoordinated internal shitshow of competing jurisdictions and incentives that doesn't pull together into anything cohesive for a long time.