# Amazon's Mechanical Turk Service Now on Life Support as It Stops Accepting New Users

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> **Published:** 2026-07-05T23:32:21.000Z  
> **Category:** INFRASTRUCTURE  
> **Impact Score:** 80/100  
> **Primary Source:** [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/07/05/amazons-mechanical-turk-service-now-life-support-stops-accepting-new-users)  
> **Canonical Citation:** [https://spidits.com/timeline/amazon-s-mechanical-turk-service-now-on-life-support-as-it-stops-accepting](https://spidits.com/timeline/amazon-s-mechanical-turk-service-now-on-life-support-as-it-stops-accepting)

## Executive Summary
Amazon Web Services Inc. is no longer accepting new customers for its decades-old Mechanical Turk service, in what is likely a death knell for the pioneering crowdsourcing marketplace. First launched in 2005, Mechanical Turk predates Amazon's public cloud infrastructure business by a year.

## Referenced Coverage & Sources
- **[SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/07/05/amazons-mechanical-turk-service-now-life-support-stops-accepting-new-users)**: Amazon's Mechanical Turk service now on life support as it stops accepting new users — _Amazon Web Services Inc. is no longer accepting new customers for its decades-old Mechanical Turk service, in what is likely a death knell for the pioneering crowdsourcing marketplace. Launched in 2005, Mechanical Turk predates Amazon's public cloud infrastructure business by a year. It serves as..._

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