Amazon halts new customer registrations on Mechanical Turk platform

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Amazon will cease accepting new requesters on its Mechanical Turk microtask platform while maintaining service for existing users. The policy change reflects a strategic shift that may constrain future growth in its crowdsourced labor segment.

1. Amazon halts new Mechanical Turk registrations

Amazon announced it will stop onboarding new requesters on its Mechanical Turk crowdsourcing platform, effective immediately. Existing workers and requesters will continue operations under unchanged terms, but no additional customers can join, potentially reducing future marketplace fee revenue and signaling a reallocation of resources away from its microtask service.

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Amazon halts new customer registrations on Mechanical Turk platform

1. Amazon halts new Mechanical Turk registrations

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