[Long read] The apps of China’s social credit system
Kendra Schaefer
China’s emerging social credit system (SCS): rarely has a topic been more hotly discussed, and more poorly understood. When most people think about the SCS, they imagine it primarily as…
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For better or worse, China’s public sector and private enterprises are piloting new forms of behavioral incentivisation.
The gamification of social values: Alibaba experiments with behavior modification
Four years ago, in a move designed to explore the viability of new offline sales models, Alibaba ran a little experiment. Two of its financial service offerings, Alipay digital wallet…
Fliggy announces more benefits for travelers with high social credit scores
Trivium UB
Users with high scores already have access to a series of benefits, including deposit-free short-term vacation rentals, try-before-you-buy options for online clothing purchases, and preferential treatment on second-hand retail apps.
Second-hand buyers can now filter search results by seller’s social credit score
Xian Yu 闲鱼, China’s top online marketplace for used goods and overstock, has added a new feature allowing shoppers to filter search results by the seller’s Sesame Credit score.
Chinese users overwhelmingly approve of social credit systems
96% of Chinese users born between 1990-1994, and 94% of those born between 1995-1999 have chosen to opt in to Sesame Credit.