Amazon will stop accepting new customers for Mechanical Turk

Amazon is shutting Mechanical Turk to new customers, a crowdsourcing platform that's operated for two decades. According to TechCrunch, the move may signal the service's full shutdown. Mechanical Turk let companies and researchers post small tasks for remote workers, though typically for minimal pay. The platform has drawn criticism from labor advocates over worker protections and low compensation — yet also served as a meaningful income source for many.

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