Amazon Halts Sign-Ups for Mechanical Turk Microtask Platform

AMZN•2026-07-05

Amazon will stop accepting new customers for Mechanical Turk, halting sign-ups on its online microtask crowdworking platform. Existing requesters can continue using the service but no additional clients will be onboarded, marking a shift in Amazon’s approach to its data-labeling operations.

1. Platform Sign-Up Suspension

Amazon announced the immediate suspension of new customer registrations for Mechanical Turk, its online microtask platform used for tasks like data labeling and content moderation. While current requesters retain uninterrupted access, no new clients will be onboarded. Amazon has not specified whether this suspension is temporary or part of a broader restructure of its crowdworking services.

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Amazon will stop accepting new customers for Mechanical Turk

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Amazon Halts Sign-Ups for Mechanical Turk Microtask Platform

1. Platform Sign-Up Suspension

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