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Platform Council · The Platform Fairness Standard
A seat reserved for Hayden Brown
Chief Executive Officer, Upwork
Why this seat
For freelancers and small agencies in dozens of countries, a marketplace account is the business. A hold or a closed account stops income overnight.
763,000
active clients on Upwork in the second quarter of 2026. Upwork Q2 2026 results
The ask
The letter
The letter is being drafted and will be published here when it is sent.
Reply
No letter has gone to Upwork yet. Any reply will be published here in full, word for word.
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