China's 'social credit' system ranks citizens and punishes them with throttled internet speeds and flight bans if the Communist Party deems them untrustworthy

China's 'social credit' system ranks citizens and punishes them with throttled internet speeds and flight bans if the Communist Party deems them untrustworthy

• China has been rolling out a system that ranks its citizens based on their "social credit."
• People can be punished if they drive badly, buy too many video games, or steal.
• It's not a unified, nationwide system, but China plans on eventually making it mandatory for everyone.

The Chinese Communist Party has been constructing a moral ranking system for years that will monitor the behavior of its enormous population — and rank them all based on their "social credit."...Read all.