China's controversial “social credit” system
China's controversial “social credit” system stated: “We will improve the credit blacklist system, publicly disclose the records of enterprises and individuals’ untrustworthy on a regular basis, and form a pattern of distrust and punishment.”
People are awarded credit points for activities such as undertaking volunteer work and giving blood donations while those who violate traffic laws and charge “under-the-table” fees are punished. Other infractions reportedly include smoking in non-smoking zones, buying too many video games and posting fake news online.