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Re:I flagged two research papers for fake authors and both w... by rogerrogerr on Friday July 31, 2026 @02:02AM (#49119525)
I remember in the west a few years ago we were seeing purported pictures of electronic billboards in China shaming low-social-credit-havers. Was that all a weird psyop?
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Re:I flagged two research papers for fake authors and both w... by scns on Friday July 31, 2026 @04:31AM (#49120507)
> electronic billboards in China shaming low-social-credit-havers

It is people who did not pay their debts. Dr Jonathan Tam has a video on YT explaining it called:

Why the World Fell for China's Fake Dystopia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ecx45eOuc0E

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