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The invisible social credit system that follows you everywhere online

Ellsworth Toohey
Sep 03, 2025
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Your smartphone is a snitch, and it's been ratting you out for years. Every app you use, every ride you take, every post you like — it's all part of an invisible social credit system that's been shaping your life without your knowledge.

Western societies have already embraced social credit systems, we just refuse…

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