“Social credit” has never been this single unified omnipresent score, but it is true that the Chinese government can easily make people miserable. A while ago, some protestors were given a “Red Code” for the COVID control app. Because a green COVID QR code is required to enter basically any public place in China (even taking a bus), this effectively made them social outcast. And these were just people protesting against real estate developers who went bankrupt and the local government, without challenging the regime in Beijing. Anyone who dares to protest against Xi Jinping and the communist regime (like the guy on the bridge in Beijing) can be assumed to be jailed and tortured, maybe even executed.