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Re:I flagged two research papers for fake authors and both w... by inigyou on Friday July 31, 2026 @02:40PM (#49127035)
Like if you're arrested for some misdemeanor, that goes on your social credit score. If you're caught peeing in public your social credit score basically goes to zero (registered sex offender).
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Re:I flagged two research papers for fake authors and both w... by vdqtp3 on Friday July 31, 2026 @05:49PM (#49128930)
And neither of those will affect your US financial credit score
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Re:I flagged two research papers for fake authors and both w... by inigyou on Saturday August 01, 2026 @06:29AM (#49133045)
China also keeps separate scores but we just refer to them all together as a social credit score.
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Re:I flagged two research papers for fake authors and both w... by seanmcdirmid on Saturday August 01, 2026 @05:27AM (#49132702)
That won’t affect your credit score, although many housing and employment concerns will run a background check and that can ruin your life.
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