Freelancing crowdsourcing

Digital platform companies in the mediated freelancing microwork space include Upwork (rebranded merged entity Elance-oDesk). Uber, MTurk, Deliveroo and others.

So we’re talking about platforms, more formally, 2-sided platforms. These platforms act as mediators between those who want a service, and those who can deliver a service. There are risks to actors on both sides of the platform aren’t there? Risks to both micro-workers and (presumably) the micro-employers