# WeChat ### Integrated [[Social Credit]] https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-24/new-wechat-app-maps-deadbeat-debtors-in-china/10739016 ![[Pasted image 20220201220705.png]] *Nicknamed the Deadbeat Map, the mini program is accessible within Chinese social media platform WeChat and it allows users to pinpoint the location of those who have failed to pay their debts within a 500-metre radius.* *It is the latest court-mandated escalation in naming and shaming "laolai" — a derogatory term for dishonest debtors who are placed on a financial blacklist.* *Tapping on a person marked on the map reveals their personal information, including their full name, court case number and the reason they have been labelled untrustworthy. Identity card numbers and home addresses are also partially shown.*