We apologize for our website being down over the weekend. The server which hosts Turkopticon ran maintenance checks and our service was disrupted. We know a lot of you count on Turkopticon and we apologize for the disruption! We’re working to ensure this will not be a problem in the future. Have you been affected …
Category Archives: Newsletters
Newsletter 9
We are still helping workers with account suspensions. If you believe your account was suspended in error, you may submit your request here for us to follow up with Amazon. We’re also talking with requesters about improving conditions, and passing suggestions from Turkers and requesters on to Amazon, in an effort to actually make our Turk work …
Newsletter 8
Tech Workers Coalition unites with Turkopticon in launching our first ever fundraiser to establish Turkopticon’s own server and build solidarity among Turkers. We have been reaching out to Tech workers to explain that Mturk work is actually powering most technologies of the world. In doing so, we are bringing attention to the same issues that …
Newsletter 7
As we head into the last few weeks of 2020, we’ll likely start seeing the amount of work on Mechanical Turk decrease temporarily. Universities will break for the semester and many businesses will take time off for the holidays. We hope you will enjoy this down time with your families and take a much needed …
Newsletter 6
Our November 2020 newsletter. We will be sending a newsletter out once a month to keep you up to date on what is going on at Turkopticon. You can see our previous newsletters on our blog here. We are now helping with taking on suspended accounts and trying to get them reinstated if they were suspended …
Newsletter 5
Welcome to our 5th Newsletter Our August 2020 newsletter. We will be sending a newsletter out once a month to keep you up to date with what is going on at Turkopticon. You can see our previous newsletters on our blog here. We are also now taking on helping suspended accounts be reinstated if they …
Newsletter 4
Welcome to our 4th Newsletter Our July 2020 newsletter. We will be sending a newsletter out once a month to keep you up to date with what is going on at Turkopticon. You can see our previous newsletters on our blog here. First, I want to thank Lilly Irani, Six Silberman and any past contributors for …
Newsletter 2
Welcome to our 2nd Newsletter We had a few problems sending the 1st newsletter out, we know quite a few of you did not receive it but from now on this problem should not be a problem. Please add us to your contacts so you don’t miss our next newsletter. We will be sending a …
Newsletter 3
Welcome to our 3rd Newsletter Our June 2020 newsletter. Please update your profile to continue receiving our newsletters. Let us know if you would like to keep getting the newsletter by updating your “newsletter opt-in”at https://turkopticon.ucsd.edu/settings We will be sending a newsletter out once a month to keep you up to date with what is …
Newsletter 1
Welcome to our 1st newsletter from your NEW Turkopticon team. For ten years, Turkopticon has run as a very small shop of a few moderators and Lilly and Six. This was not a sustainable model. We are reorganizing Turkopticon to build better software, build a stronger community, and make Turking good work through and beyond …