Is China’s Social Credit System As We Know It Dead?
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Government digitisation initiatives worldwide are infamous for budget overruns, delays and failures to deliver on promises. China is no exception. Hundreds of headlines worldwide have claimed that the Social Credit System will control every step of citizens’ lives. These narratives were rarely matched by the reality. The Social Credit System for the most part does not rely on scores, is digitally fragmented and highly incomplete, and focuses on economic rather than political or social activiti...
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