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Let's not forget Tencent also owns ~40% of Epic Games. All of those sweet Fortnite hours-played are going to do well for your social credit score.

icebraining 8y ago
> All of those sweet Fortnite hours-played are going to do well for your social credit score. On the contrary, Chinese regulators have been forcing gaming companies - including Tencent - to impose playtime limits.
- alias_neo 8y ago
  Same result though right? The government decides how much gaming you can do. EDIT: Just to be clear, my original comment was sarcastic; gaming is bad for your social credit score under the new system. Just in case you thought I actually meant good.
  - yorwba 8y ago
    > gaming is bad for your social credit score under the new system No it isn't. The idea is popular, probably because it plays into the simple narrative of a totalitarian government doing a single big thing to control everything at once. But the "social credit system" essentially amounts to separate government departments trying to coordinate their actions. Here's the best-informed article I've read so far on the topic: https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/11/16/chinas-orwellian-social-credit-score-isnt-real/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/11/16/chinas-orwellian-social...
    - alias_neo 8y ago
      Thanks for the link. Although this may be the case now, we can't just dismiss the fact that any government or service provider can (and will) continue to develop these systems and in the future control and deny more rights and access to services based on people's lifestyles. As the NHS struggles more in the UK, I can imagine a future where your lifestyle habits, bought from banks and retailers are used to decide on your entitlement to care. Insurance companies already use profiling, employers have been guilty of it, even countries using your social media to make decisions on entry. These things will continue to be eroded, and if we just simply dismiss it, because a statement is too "matter of fact" like mine was, were in danger of losing sight of the fact that this is happening everywhere, it just doesn't necessarily have a nice marketing name yet.

icebraining 8y ago

> All of those sweet Fortnite hours-played are going to do well for your social credit score. On the contrary, Chinese regulators have been forcing gaming companies - including Tencent - to impose playtime limits.

alias_neo 8y ago
Same result though right? The government decides how much gaming you can do. EDIT: Just to be clear, my original comment was sarcastic; gaming is bad for your social credit score under the new system. Just in case you thought I actually meant good.
- yorwba 8y ago
  > gaming is bad for your social credit score under the new system No it isn't. The idea is popular, probably because it plays into the simple narrative of a totalitarian government doing a single big thing to control everything at once. But the "social credit system" essentially amounts to separate government departments trying to coordinate their actions. Here's the best-informed article I've read so far on the topic: https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/11/16/chinas-orwellian-social-credit-score-isnt-real/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/11/16/chinas-orwellian-social...
  - alias_neo 8y ago
    Thanks for the link. Although this may be the case now, we can't just dismiss the fact that any government or service provider can (and will) continue to develop these systems and in the future control and deny more rights and access to services based on people's lifestyles. As the NHS struggles more in the UK, I can imagine a future where your lifestyle habits, bought from banks and retailers are used to decide on your entitlement to care. Insurance companies already use profiling, employers have been guilty of it, even countries using your social media to make decisions on entry. These things will continue to be eroded, and if we just simply dismiss it, because a statement is too "matter of fact" like mine was, were in danger of losing sight of the fact that this is happening everywhere, it just doesn't necessarily have a nice marketing name yet.