On May 16, 2024, a critical glitch in Amazon's payment system led to the suspension of hundreds of Mechanical Turk workers, making them ineligible to work. The issue was linked to their Amazon Payments accounts, preventing access to the platform until resolved.
Initially perceived as isolated incidents, discussions among workers on Turkopticon revealed a widespread problem as over 300 workers reported account suspensions caused by Amazon's payment processing issues, showing a significant impact on the platform's workforce.
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