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cat199
.. on the same day the 'undesirables' are banned.

+1 for 'social credit score', USA style.

BubRoss
Facebook is not the government, a payment system is not the same as credit, and deciding not to broadcast something is not censorship.
[dead] thucydidesofusa
I don't want the people who control my wallet to be particularly interested in what I have to say.

Just curious, how do you feel about forcing bakers to bake cakes for gay weddings?

cat199
True, and i technically don't need a social security card, bank account, and can use cash. But I'm hugely disadvantaged, blocked from certain actions, and potentially put under suspicion if I operate in this fashion..
BubRoss
I'm not sure what kind of connection you are trying to make here.
cat199
that this could be used to form the basis for a social credit score, "USA Style", much like bank accounts, SSNs, etc. are required to function in the 'free market' economy?