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Amazon will stop accepting new customers for Mechanical Turk

Amazon is restricting access to its crowdsourcing platform, Mechanical Turk, as it prepares to halt new registrations later this month.

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The brief

Amazon has announced that it will stop accepting new customers for Mechanical Turk. The change in policy for the crowdsourcing service is scheduled to take effect on July 30, 2026.

Coverage from SiliconANGLE, The Register, TechCrunch, Mezhua, and finance.biggo.com emphasizes the service's transition and its history as a platform that powered early Amazon Web Services operations. Reports consistently identify the upcoming deadline for new user sign-ups.

Future updates will clarify how existing users are affected by these platform changes. Coverage does not yet specify the long-term status of the service beyond the cessation of new customer acquisition.

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Quick answers

When does the restriction begin?

The policy takes effect on July 30, 2026.

What is happening to Mechanical Turk?

Amazon is stopping the acceptance of new customers for the service.

Are current users affected?

Current coverage does not specify the impact on existing users.

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Amazon Mechanical Turk AWS Tech

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