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First Social Credit System in Europe: Rewards for Exemplary Citizens?

Amidst a lot of controversy and hassles, a city in Italy is going to implement a social credit system that will be implemented through an app. This is going to be deployed in the city of Bologna. The move was announced by Councillor Massimo Bugani and Mayor of Bologna Matteo Lepore. The usage of social ...

Armin Auctor

A building flying the Italian and EU flags.

China’s Social Credit System Rears Its Ugly Head

What happens when you suffer from the actions committed by someone else in China’s Social Credit System? Even if the other is a family member, it doesn’t sound fair, and the normal preference is to hold oneself accountable for his or her actions. This is difficult, as shown in the story below, when government surveillance ...

Armin Auctor

A university classroom.