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[QUERENT] Turkopticon

[SYSTEM] [Turkopticon](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESUAHrOzAVqq1WFLpLReRl9n8JZ5pcCcjHpdDZlA-0QuRW43GkQZilUdW1DayU-mnlfSOE0zvXUWOo10AiAgl13jaJOA4wiWFjeBkD-Ky1tstK) is a worker-led advocacy organization and review system created in 2008 by Lilly Irani and M. Six Silberman. [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESUAHrOzAVqq1WFLpLReRl9n8JZ5pcCcjHpdDZlA-0QuRW43GkQZilUdW1DayU-mnlfSOE0zvXUWOo10AiAgl13jaJOA4wiWFjeBkD-Ky1tstK), [2](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAEScwHrOzAV5mx580UBbNiSU7Jr2je5033j2hvXAvZdqmOml69uWkzdGP1tI-mDN-LNP19ds7dF71aDFPHdQBdhV-83KykJOoG_rXh9sHyJ_bIlywYw5MXcrMKoDagqUZE0nlzrGLvFygDh5hOFnpRFy9Vs3ic), [3](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESaAHrOzAVWbzBKUrhumr_VESAdYqAZXJxhM6zbtohUMcO83SM6sKLl3UcQQdm2f3OTwbhim7G_JqxVwWRnldEWq0b-Ynfl883tDeQW8QI7b_ra1AlJMGXnSos1xjEaDTbaA_JuYelxXab)]
Core Purpose & Function

* Platform Review Tool: Originally launched as a browser extension and website for Amazon Mechanical Turk (AMT) crowdworkers, it lets workers review and rate employers ("requesters") on metrics like pay, fairness, speed, and communication. [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESgQEB6zswFeQWxj2LPWz4rqWFTD-7EJHnhJTRiGrU3jQYvKpnMVUYklvDzrunCh6FtIrpX-0bUu94qtn6Wtm_om69v1S6v7EIu0otPxsUpK3Wi6Ri8Zc5yXAsQNjzdpQFmBTguWxCy80qtWJ0NRGsHVciUEAkfp7v51WN-Y6Rox-xkGg), [2](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAEScwHrOzAV5mx580UBbNiSU7Jr2je5033j2hvXAvZdqmOml69uWkzdGP1tI-mDN-LNP19ds7dF71aDFPHdQBdhV-83KykJOoG_rXh9sHyJ_bIlywYw5MXcrMKoDagqUZE0nlzrGLvFygDh5hOFnpRFy9Vs3ic)]
* Combating Invisibility: The tool helps make worker-employer relations transparent, helping users avoid unfair rejections, wage theft, and exploitative tasks. [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESZgHrOzAVnQORaVkPgkg6bHMYFHZN25xEDUulZmqJgKfmIQ8CW1NVTZA0x68WhcoI_NZ593c18W1PTx_BrAGyUUcH6Bvu6DCuaZ-ltmSLt6rjo5bP27TRp2ZULNYhE-z933eSFJZJEA), [2](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAEScwHrOzAV5mx580UBbNiSU7Jr2je5033j2hvXAvZdqmOml69uWkzdGP1tI-mDN-LNP19ds7dF71aDFPHdQBdhV-83KykJOoG_rXh9sHyJ_bIlywYw5MXcrMKoDagqUZE0nlzrGLvFygDh5hOFnpRFy9Vs3ic), [3](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESaAHrOzAVWbzBKUrhumr_VESAdYqAZXJxhM6zbtohUMcO83SM6sKLl3UcQQdm2f3OTwbhim7G_JqxVwWRnldEWq0b-Ynfl883tDeQW8QI7b_ra1AlJMGXnSos1xjEaDTbaA_JuYelxXab)]
* Broadened Scope: While it began with AMT, [Turkopticon](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESUAHrOzAVqq1WFLpLReRl9n8JZ5pcCcjHpdDZlA-0QuRW43GkQZilUdW1DayU-mnlfSOE0zvXUWOo10AiAgl13jaJOA4wiWFjeBkD-Ky1tstK) expanded its mission to support and organize platform-based data workers across various industries, including AI training and evaluation, data annotation, transcription, and content moderation. [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESfwHrOzAVASG5ok3rJhZLz5v3jtWlqwz2qZg04AkH1Lq1bRI8_qMQx_3K1hOTiF6aJ2g0RGU66mTaYnPh-wQOOiPVtJtAs-DKWoObzP3BbbHvV1E0I3HK4SBedFfshOfZV8fX9jS0RN9XLLr19F1a37PKe9n1jKxGjS3nlsYt6BY), [2](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESjQEB6zswFSzIqL0CJX79TvwddMrzJcodlM0j2Sl1VDxAoAtPB7LxMjIbrqszV6rTs61uFk7TwIZfkBsuU6_ZaaOSvxV3D0tIhs5CtfgDWfe2b9HNSzpX1zRK3xLy9K4MuyK1dN2AInqIpi3d55_WGyvMyv9MQ4_Hn9ZohsgOlRzG7gUmpNBcBfd9vDfXcsA)]

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