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Krista Pawloski

@kristap.bsky.social

she/her Organizer - turkopticon.bsky.social My time is spent on advocacy including worker rights, environmental concerns, and queer rights 🌈🍉 Malicious compliance is my resistance plan.

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Tim Newman@tnewmsblues.bsky.social · 3mo ago

💯 what Louise said. And for any reporters covering this: please talk to @turkopticon.bsky.social @kristap.bsky.social for perspective on what this means for this labor force.

Louise Matsakis@lmatsakis.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Amazon is officially shutting down Mechanical Turk next month. It feels like the end of an era. I've written about the platform on and off for close to a decade. We wouldn't have the AI tools we do now if it weren't for the low-paid, largely invisible labor of MTurkers

Turkopticon@turkopticon.bsky.social · 3mo ago

While we all process this, Turkopticon would like to remind everyone, we are still here and we will go where our workers go. Stay tuned as we figure out where some of our favorite requesters are heading.

Louise Matsakis@lmatsakis.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Amazon is officially shutting down Mechanical Turk next month. It feels like the end of an era. I've written about the platform on and off for close to a decade. We wouldn't have the AI tools we do now if it weren't for the low-paid, largely invisible labor of MTurkers

Turkopticon@turkopticon.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Workers on Mturk, how do you feel about this announcement? Remember Turkopticon helps all data workers, even if they sundown Mturk, we'll still be here fighting for you, wherever you go.

Orange banner that reads "Amazon mechanical Turk is no longer accepting new customers. We recommend existing customers migrate to a third party solution. More information is available here"
Krista Pawloski@kristap.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: PETITION YOUR GOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT PLATFORM WORKERS IN THE REALISATION OF A CONVENTION ON DECENT WORK IN THE PLATFORM ECONOMY. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...

PETITION YOUR GOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT PLATFORM WORKERS IN THE REALISATION OF A CONVENTION ON DECENT WORK IN THE PLATFORM ECONOMY

STAND WITH PLATFORM WORKERS Every day, you rely on platform workers. When you order a ride, someone gets you to your destination safely. When you order food, someone delivers it to your doorstep. Wh...

actionnetwork.org

Tim Newman@tnewmsblues.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Check out big updates to our resource mapping the data portion of the global AI supply chain! 🗺️📍 DataWorkLandscape.org

Data Work Landscape

Tech companies in the AI industry are powered by workers who develop, train, test, and maintain AI systems. We’re shining a light on this shadowy industry.

dataworklandscape.org

TechEquity@techequity.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Most people don’t know much about this labor force. The companies profiting from their work want to keep it that way. Explore the Data Work Landscape 2.0 to learn who's really behind the scenes and how they are connected: techequity.us/2026/05/21/d...

Turkopticon@turkopticon.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Turkopticon is proud to be part of the Global Platform Workers Solidarity Project. Our organizer @kristap.bsky.social is in Nairobi meeting with worker leaders from around the world.

Mustafa Qadri@mustafaqadri.bsky.social · 6mo ago

And we are finally here! 100 delegates, over 30 countries, workers united demanding big tech respect their rights, safety and organising. Look forward to the next three busy days of strategising for the ILC and building the Global Platform Workers Solidarity Project. ✊🏽❤️

ICCR@iccr.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Amazon excluded multiple shareholder proposals from its proxy this year. In response a coalition of investors is calling for a "Vote NO" against Directors Rubinstein, Gorelick, Ng & Stonesifer. Discover what AMZN doesn’t want its investors to see here👇https://www.campaignsforthecommongood.org/amazon

Amazon Accountability — Campaigns for The Common Good

We believe the Amazon Board has failed to meaningfully engage shareholder proponents, respond constructively to votes, or refresh the committee overseeing its governance practices.

campaignsforthecommongood.org

Krista Pawloski@kristap.bsky.social · 8mo ago

I'm attending Popular Democracy's event, “Let’s Get Billionaires, AI Money, & Warmongers Out Of Our Elections” - sign up now to join me! #POPULARDEMOCRA www.mobilize.us/cpda/event/9...

Let’s Get Billionaires, AI Money, & Warmongers Out Of Our Elections · Popular Democracy

Tech companies run by far right billionaires, like Palantir, are playing an outsized role in our politics. AI backed SuperPACs are preparing to spend more than $150 million in the midterms. Much of th...

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Krista Pawloski@kristap.bsky.social · 8mo ago

The unique piece of this data breach is that workers on this platform do video recorded interviews and it's unclear if the data breach includes these files. This opens up a whole new layer of identity fraud.

Turkopticon@turkopticon.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Dataworkers, if you work on Mercor.ai, please be aware they were involved with a data breach. Considering the level of information they retain on workers, we wanted to make this announcement so you can take steps to protect your identity.

A twitter post screen shot from Mercor.ai that informs the public of a data breach that reads as follows: The privacy and security of our customers and contractors is foundational to everything we to at Mercor. we recently identified that we were one of thousands of companies impacted by a supply chain attack involving LiteLLM. Our Security team moved promptly to contain and remediate the incident. We are conducting a thorough investigation supported by leading third-party forensics experts. We will continue to communicate with our customers and contractors directly as appropriate and devote the resources necessary to resolving the matter as soon as possible.