China's social credit system has blocked people from taking 11 million flights and 4 million train trips

Get the Full StoryThe social credit system in China has blocked people from taking more than 11 million flights and 4 million train trips.

The social credit system is used to punish citizens for bad behaviour with numerous blacklists preventing them from travelling, getting loans or jobs, staying in hotels, and even limiting internet access.

China intends to roll out a more comprehensive, national social credit system in 2020, which has gained comparisons to the show 'Black Mirror'.

China's social credit system has blocked people from taking 11.14 million flights and 4.25 million high-speed train trips.

The numbers, from the end of April, were included in a report by China's state-run outlet Global Times, but it is unclear what offences those targeted in the travel ban have committed.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: BlackRock's 1.8 trillion bond chief shares an epiphany he had that reshaped his entire economic outlookSee Also:Amazon is making it harder and harder to quit PrimeA pilot for Sichuan Airlines was partially sucked out of a plane after the front windshield broke'We're building here for 100 years': JPMorgan is making a big move into ChinaSEE ALSO: Debtors in China are placed on a blacklist that prohibits them from flying, buying train tickets, and staying at luxury hotels

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