{"id":3149,"date":"2023-06-27T07:47:46","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T07:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.turkopticon.net\/?p=3149"},"modified":"2023-06-27T08:01:33","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T08:01:33","slug":"newsletter-20-july-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.turkopticon.net\/?p=3149","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter 20 – July 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
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Welcome to your Turkopticon Newsletter\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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We have had a busy start to the year and with your help, we can carry on trying to make turking better for us all.<\/p>\n

To leave reviews please visit our homepage\u00a0turkopticon.net.<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

Have you been affected by a mass rejection? We’d love to hear your story. Please\u00a0contact us<\/u><\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n

See the bottom of the newsletter for how you can submit short articles.<\/p>\n

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Our Next Open Forum<\/p>\n

If you have thoughts on Turkopticon\u2019s mass rejection campaign or any other issues facing turkers, we would like to invite you to our open community forum on Thursday, August 4th. Turkers can stop by between the hours of 1-3 pm EST. As always, we will try to answer questions about the platform itself, turker tools and forums, how to get started on AMT, and more. Please fill out the registration form at the link below and we will provide the Zoom link. Camera use is optional. Feel free to come for 2 minutes or the full 2 hours. We look forward to chatting with you all next week!<\/p>\n

Signup at\u00a0https:\/\/turkopticon.net\/open-forum<\/a><\/p>\n

If you want to learn more or have questions, please email us at\u00a0volunteercoms@turkopticon.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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When You\u2019re Managed by an Algorithm<\/p>\n

By Lilly Irani<\/i><\/p>\n

Which accounts does Amazon suspend and which does it elevate as trusted Masters accounts? They keep these secrets well hidden so I got to reading patents to better understand. The process, it turns out, may involve machine learning algorithms that determine whether to essentially fire you or give you privileged Masters status.<\/p>\n

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One worker lost her account for two weeks before Amazon admitted it made a mistake. \u00a0After investigation, Amazon found that the worker\u2019s account had been suspended because she and her son, also a Turker, had logged in from the same Wi-Fi router at home and, thus, had the same Internet Protocol (IP) address. Amazon flagged the second login on the same IP address, thinking it was a worker trying to get paid to do the study twice with different accounts. Nothing in Amazon\u2019s terms of service prohibits multiple workers from working in the same place. Though Amazon admitted the error, it offered no compensation for the two weeks of income that the Turker lost.<\/p>\n

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A 2014 Amazon patent also holds some clues to Masters status. The patent suggests that Amazon may calculate a \u201cjudge error rate\u201d or confidence rating it assigns to workers behind the scenes. It might judge workers with lower \u201cspeed of task performance\u201d as worse. Could Turkers with kids running around in the background or repetitive stress injuries be less likely to get Masters?<\/p>\n

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Workers\u2019 organization Uni Global wrote in its Top 10 Principles for Workers\u2019 Data Privacy and Protection that \u201cworkers must have access to, and influence over, data collected on them.\u201d They also state that \u201cworkers must have a full right of explanation when data is used.\u201d<\/p>\n

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What data rights and processes should Turkers have to be treated fairly at work?<\/p>\n

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This article is an excerpt from a blog post \u201cWhen Managers Rely on Algorithms of Suspicion: Fraud Logics and Their Fallouts.\u201d Proceeds from writing this piece will be donated to Turkopticon.<\/p>\n

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Turkopticon is looking for suggestions!<\/p>\n

Do you have suggestions for how to make Turkopticon better and would like to share them with us?<\/p>\n

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Please email\u00a0volunteercoms@turkopticon.net<\/b><\/a>\u00a0and someone will be in contact to further hear about your suggestions and see how we all can work together to make Turk better for all of us.<\/p>\n

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Even if you think your ideas are ones we should know please don\u2019t be afraid to send them our way because we listen to all suggestions and want everyone to be heard!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Welcome to your Turkopticon Newsletter\u00a0 We have had a busy start to the year and with your help, we can carry on trying to make turking better for us all. To leave reviews please visit our homepage\u00a0turkopticon.net. Have you been affected by a mass rejection? We’d love to hear your story. Please\u00a0contact us. See the … <\/p>\n

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