UN survey of 3,500 people in 75 countries using microtask platforms like Mechanical Turk found workers made an average of $6.54/hr in US and $3.31/hr worldwide (Megan Geuss/Ars Technica)

Megan Geuss / Ars Technica:
UN survey of 3,500 people in 75 countries using microtask platforms like Mechanical Turk found workers made an average of $6.54/hr in US and $3.31/hr worldwide  —  UN questions whether this work has any benefits for society.  —  Microtask platforms recruit humans to do the rating, tagging …

from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2MZWUZg