# Telegram

> Cloud-based messaging company offering an encrypted instant messaging and social media platform.

- Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Website: https://telegram.org
- Services tracked: 1
- Status breakdown: blocked 1
- Community votes: 131
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/telegram

## Services

- Telegram Premium is currently blocked in Syria, as of 2026-08-10. → https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/telegram-premium.md

## Context

These are geo-restrictions the companies applied themselves, not filtering by Syrian ISPs and not a legal requirement. US and EU sanctions on Syria were lifted in 2025. See https://unblocksyria.com/llms.txt for the regulatory summary and https://unblocksyria.com/en/about for citations to the specific orders and regulations.

## Machine-readable

- JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/companies/telegram?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/telegram
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/companies/telegram.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/companies/telegram.md