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Russia launches "social rating" platform to determine a person’s comparative “social status” (www.themoscowtimes.com)

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The Russia’s State Social University (RSSU) has launched a “social rating” platform that claims to build a person’s “social portrait” with possible applications in future government policies.

Named “We,” the platform promises to determine a user’s comparative “social status” based on a survey that includes questions about income, family status, benefits, creditworthiness, criminal record, lifestyle and state awards, among others.

“The social rating figures don’t affect [a person’s] life, the availability of services or the career trajectory in any way,” RSSU said on the platform’s website. “But who knows what these figures will mean for you in the future?”

Observers on social media compared the platform’s name “We” to the highly influential 1921 dystopian novel of the same name by Russian author Yevgeny Zamyatin. [The novel "We" describes a world of harmony and conformity within a united totalitarian state. It inspired British author George Orwell to write his own novel, "Nineteen Eighty-Four", which was published in 1949.]

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[–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 0 points 4 months ago (3 children)

“The social rating figures don’t affect [a person’s] life, the availability of services or the career trajectory in any way,” RSSU said on the platform’s website. “But who knows what these figures will mean for you in the future?”

Well that's a relief...

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 0 points 4 months ago

There was me thinking it could be used for something sinister.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago

When was the last time an entity that generated stats about someone didn’t end up with those stats being used to the detriment of the individual - or at the very least for the profit of another?

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 0 points 4 months ago

“But who knows what these figures will mean for you in the future?”

Well that's not ominous at all