"Once a person has a score, all their credit history behaviour in life is recorded and can be evaluated by that number. Our goal is to ensure that if people keep their promises, they can go anywhere in the world. And if people break their promises, they won't be able to move an inch."
11m7s
Chongqing-based journalist, Liu Hu:
"In 2015, Hu lost a defamation case after he accused an official of extortion. He was made to publish an apology and pay a fine, but when the court demanded an additional fee, Hu refused. Then in 2017, he found himself suddenly locked out of society. Under a pilot social credit scheme, he had been blacklisted as dishonest." His ability to travel was severely restricted and his social media accounts were shut down/blocked.
20m56s
"Xinjiang's take on social credit is simple and ruthless. Citizens here are not given a score; instead, they're divided into just 3 categories: Trustworthy, Average, Untrustworthy. If you're Han Chinese, you're deemed trustworthy and granted freedom of movement. If you're Uighur, you're average, with restrictions imposed on travel and religious practices. If you're a Uighur male who breaks those restrictions, you're marked as Untrustworthy, and detained in what the party calls 'education and training centres'."
Go to 3m48s: "Once you're blacklisted, you can no longer get a bank loan, start a business, buy an apartment or even send your children to a private school."
This video elucidates more about the "social credit" systems that are in place in China than Mr. Green does: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eViswN602_k
Some key points:
2m47s
A manager from Alipay:
"Once a person has a score, all their credit history behaviour in life is recorded and can be evaluated by that number. Our goal is to ensure that if people keep their promises, they can go anywhere in the world. And if people break their promises, they won't be able to move an inch."
11m7s
Chongqing-based journalist, Liu Hu:
"In 2015, Hu lost a defamation case after he accused an official of extortion. He was made to publish an apology and pay a fine, but when the court demanded an additional fee, Hu refused. Then in 2017, he found himself suddenly locked out of society. Under a pilot social credit scheme, he had been blacklisted as dishonest." His ability to travel was severely restricted and his social media accounts were shut down/blocked.
20m56s
"Xinjiang's take on social credit is simple and ruthless. Citizens here are not given a score; instead, they're divided into just 3 categories: Trustworthy, Average, Untrustworthy. If you're Han Chinese, you're deemed trustworthy and granted freedom of movement. If you're Uighur, you're average, with restrictions imposed on travel and religious practices. If you're a Uighur male who breaks those restrictions, you're marked as Untrustworthy, and detained in what the party calls 'education and training centres'."
The whole video is worth watching.
Addendum regarding Liu Hu and what being blacklisted entails: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXyzpMDtpSE
Go to 3m48s: "Once you're blacklisted, you can no longer get a bank loan, start a business, buy an apartment or even send your children to a private school."