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Re:IMF researchers: digital footprint yields better credit a... by 8note on Saturday February 13, 2021 @12:59AM (#26121745)
That's highly unlikely. As the GGP said, using ddg is associated with being wealthy, so it will have the opposite effect over time.

If you're a rich white guy, this oppression is unlikely to apply to your choices. Instead, your choices will be used as filters to identify you at the exclusion of others

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Re:IMF researchers: digital footprint yields better credit a... by wernercd on Saturday February 13, 2021 @03:08AM (#26122173)
> if you're a rich white guy

Amazing how skin color is the first thing brought up by those (presumably) fighting racism. Ironic?

And my point is that aside from the pendantry about DDGs affect specifically... the result will be scoring systems based on more than just financial capabilities. IE: "we don't want to lend to those who use DDG because they are rich white guys". Deplatforming based on perceived "facts".

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