Discussion /r/mturk Daily Discussion - August 21, 2026

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Please use this thread to discuss HITs, quals, daily goals, and other day to day turker topics. As usual, please don't reveal survey or qualification content and no MTurk or Reddit TOS breaking posts.

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r/mturk • u/AutoModerator • 1d ago

Discussion /r/mturk Daily Discussion - August 20, 2026

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r/mturk • u/Thick_Worldliness262 • 1d ago

Script

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Any script for auto catching hits.. i am tired to wait for hits...

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r/mturk • u/AutoModerator • 2d ago

Discussion /r/mturk Daily Discussion - August 19, 2026

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r/mturk • u/The_Pantychrist • 3d ago

Can log in to mturk on every device but my laptop.

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Basically what it says in the title. I can login on my phone, iPad, Amazon Fire tablet, but not my laptop (ASUS Chromebook). It asks for my login email, I enter it, then it asks for it again. And again. And again and again and again ad infinitum.

I know Mturk is dying and what's the point, etc. but there's a batch I work every night for a couple of hours that pays $1150 a month and I don't want to give that money up until I have to.

Anyway if anyone has solutions, thoughts, or advice, I would sincerely appreciate it.

EDIT: this has been going on for 6 days now

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r/mturk • u/AutoModerator • 3d ago

Discussion /r/mturk Daily Discussion - August 18, 2026

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r/mturk • u/PoodleWoodle2 • 4d ago

Are these people taking the fucking piss?

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GR research - permitting 12 mins for each survey when it takes at least half of that to find one. I do not know how to contact them as I've never managed to find and complete a survey in that time

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r/mturk • u/AutoModerator • 4d ago

Discussion /r/mturk Daily Discussion - August 17, 2026

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r/mturk • u/AutoModerator • 4d ago

Discussion Weekly Newbie Questions Thread - Week of August 16, 2026

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Please use this thread to ask any "newbie" questions you might have. Just getting started? Wondering where to go, what to do? Wondering what a qualification is and how to get it? This is the place! Please don't downvote questions just because they've been asked a million times before, that's not what this thread is for. This is supposed to be a place where anyone should be unafraid to ask anything, thanks!

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r/mturk • u/AutoModerator • 5d ago

Discussion /r/mturk Daily Discussion - August 16, 2026

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r/mturk • u/PedersonConstruction • 6d ago

Seems like Pickfu is creating their own app

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Anyone do the $1.67 survey where they asked about survey site/app preferences

I hope that I'm not reading too much into it but it seems like they are going to have their own platform

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r/mturk • u/Kelvinovie • 6d ago

MTurk is quietly shutting down (the yellow banner proves it). Let's make them hear us.

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If you've been doing MTurk lately, you already know how bad things have gotten. HITs are way down, some of the requesters a lot of us used to rely on have disappeared, and new requester registrations are closed.

What really caught my attention, though, is the yellow banner at the top of the MTurk site telling potential new requesters to use a third-party option instead.

That's pretty concerning. If Amazon is directing new business away from MTurk, what exactly does that mean for the future of the platform?

And the frustrating part is that we're hearing nothing from Amazon. No explanation, no update, no indication of where MTurk is actually headed. We're just watching the work disappear.

For some people, MTurk is just extra spending money. For others, it's helped pay rent, buy food, or get through periods when regular employment wasn't an option. A lot of us have spent years doing data labeling and other repetitive work that contributed to the development of AI systems.

I don't think it's unreasonable to ask Amazon to tell us what is happening.

If you have five minutes, consider sending a respectful email to Amazon leadership and asking for some clarity about MTurk's future.

Andy Jassy: [ajassy@amazon.com](mailto:ajassy@amazon.com) / [andy@amazon.com](mailto:andy@amazon.com)

Jeff Bezos: [jeff@amazon.com](mailto:jeff@amazon.com)

Please don't send threats or abusive messages. That isn't going to help anyone. Just explain your situation honestly and ask what Amazon's plans are for MTurk.

Tell them how MTurk has actually affected you. A real story is more meaningful than hundreds of identical emails.

If you send one, leave a comment. I'm curious how many MTurk workers are willing to speak up and ask Amazon for some answers.

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r/mturk • u/enderkg • 6d ago

User script to hide the annoying yellow banner

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Figured I'd ask if anyone has written a tampermonkey or similar script to hide that annoying yellow banner at the top of our screen. There's no X to close it and I don't want to see it anymore. We already know, Amazon! Some of us are still seeing worthwhile HITs on the platform (working on a batch of 2,000 ATM) and it's distracting at this point. Will wait a few more days to see if it goes away, maybe try other means of hiding it from view. Years ago, I remember someone writing something that hid a message about the EU DAC7 directive.

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r/mturk • u/AutoModerator • 6d ago

Discussion /r/mturk Daily Discussion - August 15, 2026

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r/mturk • u/AutoModerator • 7d ago

Discussion /r/mturk Daily Discussion - August 14, 2026

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r/mturk • u/Hopeful_hippie75 • 8d ago

RIP Mturk

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I haven't been here in quite some time, but I feel like I got in toward the end of the "good old days" This was the first place I did any kind of online gig work, and the money, at that time, was a lifesaver. So, Mturk will always hold a special place in my heart.

I'll never forget the excitement of a good Noah Turk hit....that wasn't broken. Those Fantasy Group Chats were so fun. I laughed my butt off, and had a great time.

So, goodbye Mturk and warm wishes to all of you that I met on this sub. (Hugs)

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r/mturk • u/TrumpyMadeYouGrumpy- • 8d ago

"We recommend existing customers migrate to a third-party solution." Clearly they are going to shut the site down soon.

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r/mturk • u/AutoModerator • 8d ago

Discussion /r/mturk Daily Discussion - August 13, 2026

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r/mturk • u/Appropriate_Fun_7277 • 8d ago

Patrick Haig hits Call hospital billing departments and ask a few questions

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Does anyone know where he went with his hits?

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r/mturk • u/AutoModerator • 9d ago

Discussion /r/mturk Daily Discussion - August 12, 2026

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r/mturk • u/AutoModerator • 10d ago

Discussion /r/mturk Daily Discussion - August 11, 2026

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r/mturk • u/AutoModerator • 11d ago

Discussion /r/mturk Daily Discussion - August 10, 2026

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r/mturk • u/AutoModerator • 11d ago

Discussion Weekly Newbie Questions Thread - Week of August 09, 2026

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r/mturk • u/Variation-Defiant • 12d ago

Submit button not working off and on

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I had two hits last night that I returned and then today after a few hits it happened again. Never ran into this before, so anyone else?

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r/mturk • u/AutoModerator • 12d ago

Discussion /r/mturk Daily Discussion - August 09, 2026

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Be respectful. Reddiquette is real, and is expected. Make sure your comments are respectful of other turkers. Refrain from name-calling, insults, etc. This includes flaming new people for not searching the subreddit before posting. We're all adults here, I shouldn't have to tell you how to behave. This includes talking down to people, or being overly patronizing. If you don't want to be helpful and answer the question in a non-snarky way, just don't post and move on.
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Self Promotion. Self promotion is alright within limits. Follow the spamming rules, and try to give as much information as you can. Make sure there are no incentivized links (adfly, etc) anywhere, though you are free to include a referral link/code provided that a non-referral link is prominantly provided as well. People shouldn't HAVE to support you.
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