Social Credits Used in Silicon Valley?

Interesting claim, but a formal one?

Uh-oh: Silicon Valley is building a Chinese-style social credit system in Fastcompany
In China, scoring citizens’ behavior is official government policy. U.S. companies are increasingly doing something similar, outside the law.
By Mike Elgan

Have you heard about China’s social credit system? It’s a technology-enabled, surveillance-based nationwide program designed to nudge citizens toward better behavior. The ultimate goal is to “allow the trustworthy to roam everywhere under heaven while making it hard for the discredited to take a single step,” according to the Chinese government.

In place since 2014, the social credit system is a work in progress that could evolve by next year into a single, nationwide point system for all Chinese citizens, akin to a financial credit score. It aims to punish for transgressions that can include membership in or support for the Falun Gong or Tibetan Buddhism, failure to pay debts, excessive video gaming, criticizing the government, late payments, failing to sweep the sidewalk in front of your store or house, smoking or playing loud music on trains, jaywalking, and other actions deemed illegal or unacceptable by the Chinese government.  .... "

Social Credits Expand in China

Once you have a ledger entry for every citizen, and the socialist government can add or delete credits for your behavior.   Real or Perceived,  Public or private.  You can determine so many aspects of political correctness, and reward them by giving out authority, plum positions, jobs and more.   Even rights.   No end to the possibilities.

And the same can be done with groups of people:
China's social credit system is coming for businesses too in Wired   By Barclay Shoemaker

The personal social credit system in China has already stopped the sale of roughly 26 million train and plane tickets. Soon, businesses will have to follow a stringent list of 300 requirements or also risk being blacklisted.  .... "