Tool of Social Control
སྤྱི་ཚོགས་ཚོད་འཛིན་ལག་ཆ།
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社会控制工具
Tool of Social Control · སྤྱི་ཚོགས་ཚོད་འཛིན་ལག་ཆ། · 社会控制工具 · tool uv SO-shul kun-TROL · social control tool · instrument of control · Surveillance · power · society · privacySurveillancesocial control tool instrument of control/tool uv SO-shul kun-TROL/
Also known as: social control tool, instrument of control
Last updated September 16, 2026
Definition
A tool of social control is technology or paperwork used to steer how people behave — by scoring, blocking, shaming, or watching — rather than only to provide a service.
Real-World Example
A scoring app that denies travel tickets after a protest is being used as a tool of social control, not only as a “convenience” feature.
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