1. The paradox
Most sanctions on Syriawere lifted in 2025.Most digital serviceshaven't caught up.
Of 947 services we've tracked, 745 still restrict access from Syria.
A map of what's blocked, who we've asked, and what's changed.
The last legal restriction
15 days until Syria leaves the U.S. state sponsors of terrorism list.
The President notified Congress on 8 Jul, 2026, starting the 45-day review U.S. law requires. Unless Congress objects, the rescission takes effect on or about 22 Aug, 2026.
The designation never required any company to block Syrian users, and it does not cover the everyday software and cloud services most of this page tracks.
What changes, and what does notData as of 7 Aug, 2026
2. The scope
The problem is not one platform.
It's the whole stack.
- Blocked465
Cannot be reached from Syria.
- Limited117
Loads, but some features do not work.
- Restricted163
Works, with specific limits such as payments.
- Accessible201
Fully available from Syria.
- Unknown1
Not verified yet.
Developer tools, payment processors, cloud hosting, AI assistants, design software. Every layer of digital work.
947services tracked
745still restricted
640companies behind them
36,093community votes
3. Locked out
Some sectors are shut
far tighter than others.
No working option
In 6 categories, every service we track is closed to Syria. There is nothing to switch to.
Rank by
CategoryAffectedLockout index*Unmet demand**
- 0143 / 450.8643/45 · 1,348 votes1,348
API Services
- 026 / 60.856/6 · 138 votes138
Smart Home & IoT
- 0316 / 170.8416/17 · 321 votes321
AI Audio & Video
- 0415 / 150.8415/15 · 206 votes206
Investment
- 0528 / 290.8328/29 · 507 votes507
Freelancing
- 0615 / 160.8315/16 · 321 votes321
Crypto Wallets
- 0718 / 190.8118/19 · 729 votes729
Money Transfer
- 0813 / 140.8013/14 · 378 votes378
Project Management
- 097 / 80.807/8 · 238 votes238
Document Collaboration
- 1050 / 520.7850/52 · 5,893 votes5,893
Payment Services
- 118 / 80.788/8 · 113 votes113
HR & Payroll
- 1249 / 540.7749/54 · 750 votes750
Cloud Hosting
* Lockout index runs 0 to 1. A full block counts 1, a restriction 0.7, a limitation 0.4. It ranks a sector of fully blocked services above one that is only degraded at the same affected rate. Services we have not verified are left out.
** Unmet demand counts votes for the services in that category that are still blocked, limited or restricted.
4. What works
In the same sector,
some companies say yes.
Pick a category to see which services work from Syria and which do not. The two columns are competitors.
Closed from Syria
26 closed in AI AssistantsShowing the most requested only.
Both columns are ranked by how many people asked for the service. Competitors in the same category reach opposite conclusions about serving Syria.
5. Who owns the block
Most block everything.
One in three does not.
57block every product63%
26block some, not others29%
7open across the board8%
26 companies serve Syria on some of their products and refuse on others, so access there is set product by product.
Same owner, different answers
Where demand is highest
Companies ranked by votes on the services they still keep closed.
Open across the board
Companies whose every tracked product works from Syria.
The largest 50 owners account for 36% of all affected services, and 549 companies have only one. The problem sits in a long tail, not with a few gatekeepers.
6. Where the companies are
640 companies.
224 cities, 50 countries.
Every one of them decides separately what Syria reaches.
- San Francisco, United States. 109 companies, 128 services: Autodesk, Block, Inc., OpenAI, Salesforce, Twilio, Uber
- New York, United States. 46 companies, 65 services: Shutterstock, Ziff Davis, Warner Bros. Discovery, OffSec, The Browser Company, Ubiquiti
- London, United Kingdom. 35 companies, 37 services: Hsoub, World Host Group, ATP Media, AttaPoll, BBC, Canonical
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 14 companies, 15 services: OSN, Aramex, Bybit, Commercial Bank of Dubai, Emirates NBD, FundedNext
- Berlin, Germany. 13 companies, 13 services: Ableton, AMBOSS, Babbel, Freecash, Jina AI, Mastodon
- Amsterdam, Netherlands. 12 companies, 26 services: JetBrains, ING, Prosus, ABN AMRO, CodeSandbox, Framer
- Singapore, Singapore. 11 companies, 11 services: Ahrefs, Airwallex, Bitget, CoinGecko, Crypto.com, Garena
- Mountain View, United States. 10 companies, 50 services: Google, Intuit, Khan Academy, Quora, BetterHelp, Codeium
- San Jose, United States. 9 companies, 26 services: Adobe, Cisco, PayPal, Western Digital, eBay, McAfee
- Toronto, Canada. 9 companies, 9 services: 1Password, 500px, Ideogram AI, Psiphon, Relay Financial Technologies, Tailscale
- Palo Alto, United States. 8 companies, 11 services: Broadcom, Docker, xAI, AppLovin, CloudLinux, HP
- Paris, France. 8 companies, 7 services: BeReal, Brevo, Deezer, Ledger, Mistral AI, Societe Generale
- Seattle, United States. 8 companies, 63 services: Amazon, Expedia Group, Getty Images, Bluesky, F5, Nash Holdings
- Shenzhen, China. 7 companies, 8 services: Tencent, APKPure, Cudy, Elegoo, Govee, PCBWay
- Stockholm, Sweden. 7 companies, 9 services: Embark Studios, Spotify, Flightradar24, Lovable, Polar, Star Stable Entertainment
- Santa Clara, United States. 6 companies, 9 services: Chegg, Nvidia, ServiceNow, AMD, Intel, Malwarebytes
- Austin, United States. 5 companies, 10 services: Oracle, Anaconda, Apex Trader Funding, Invicti Security, Jasper AI
- Beijing, China. 5 companies, 12 services: ByteDance, Lenovo, Xiaomi, Z.ai, Moonshot AI
- Boston, United States. 5 companies, 5 services: LastPass, OutSystems, PTC, RemotePass, Semrush
- Kuwait City, Kuwait. 5 companies, 7 services: Kuwait Finance House, National Bank of Kuwait, 4Sale, Commercial Bank of Kuwait, Gulf Bank
- Miami, United States. 5 companies, 5 services: FanBasis, Kaseya, OpenEvidence, PicsArt, Tatum
- Prague, Czechia. 5 companies, 5 services: Czech Games Edition, FTMO, Make, Photopea, Windyty
- Cambridge, United States. 4 companies, 5 services: Akamai Technologies, HubSpot, Rayyan Systems, Suno
- Istanbul, Türkiye. 4 companies, 4 services: Arcelik, Dream Games, Trendyol Group, UPT
- Los Angeles, United States. 4 companies, 5 services: Riot Games, HeyGen, Mythical Games, Paramount Global
- Redwood City, United States. 4 companies, 7 services: Electronic Arts, Box, Inc., GoFundMe, Learneo
- Tokyo, Japan. 4 companies, 6 services: Recruit Holdings, Sony, JCB, Rakuten
- Vilnius, Lithuania. 4 companies, 8 services: Nord Security, CGTrader, Hostinger, Paysera
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 3 companies, 5 services: Binance, Agilityio, Anghami
- Bellevue, United States. 3 companies, 3 services: Bungie, Identity Digital, Valve Corporation
- Brooklyn, United States. 3 companies, 3 services: Etsy, Kickstarter, Whop
- Cambridge, United Kingdom. 3 companies, 3 services: Jagex, Ko-fi Labs, OpenStreetMap Foundation
- Chicago, United States. 3 companies, 3 services: 37signals, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Keeper Security
- Dallas, United States. 3 companies, 3 services: HighLevel, MoneyGram, Topaz Labs
- Geneva, Switzerland. 3 companies, 4 services: Proton, Dukascopy Bank, SonarSource
- Hangzhou, China. 3 companies, 6 services: Alibaba, DeepSeek, Hikvision
- Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China. 3 companies, 3 services: italki, PCCW Media, RedotPay
- Limassol, Cyprus. 3 companies, 3 services: Exness, Monetag, Muse Group
- Menlo Park, United States. 3 companies, 13 services: Meta, Robinhood Markets, Character.AI
- Riga, Latvia. 3 companies, 3 services: GoMining, Printify, TextSniper
- Roseland, United States. 3 companies, 3 services: ADP, CoreWeave, Sectigo
- San Mateo, United States. 3 companies, 6 services: IXL Learning, Roblox, Dynadot
- Santa Monica, United States. 3 companies, 3 services: Headspace, Snap Inc., Songtradr
- Shanghai, China. 3 companies, 4 services: Trip.com Group, PDD Holdings, UnionPay International
- Sydney, Australia. 3 companies, 10 services: Canva, Atlassian, Freelancer Limited
- Atlanta, United States. 2 companies, 3 services: The Weather Company, Calendly
- Bengaluru, India. 2 companies, 2 services: Dodo Payments, Simplilearn
- Chennai, India. 2 companies, 2 services: Chargebee, Zoho
- Denver, United States. 2 companies, 2 services: Ideazic, Western Union
- Dublin, Ireland. 2 companies, 2 services: Accenture, Shiny Frog
- El Segundo, United States. 2 companies, 3 services: Prodege, Internet Brands
- Glendale, United States. 2 companies, 2 services: Age of Learning, DevExpress
- Guangzhou, China. 2 companies, 2 services: Attack Shark, Kuro Games
- Kyiv, Ukraine. 2 companies, 4 services: MacPaw, Zibra AI
- Kyoto, Japan. 2 companies, 2 services: Nintendo, Nota
- Melbourne, Australia. 2 companies, 2 services: Easygo, Linktree
- Memphis, United States. 2 companies, 2 services: Copy.ai, FedEx
- Minneapolis, United States. 2 companies, 2 services: Frontend Masters, Target
- Montreal, Canada. 2 companies, 2 services: IATA, Mistplay
- Pleasanton, United States. 2 companies, 2 services: Sololearn, Workday
- Portland, United States. 2 companies, 2 services: Porkbun, SheerID
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 2 companies, 2 services: Al Rajhi Bank, MBC Group
- Round Rock, United States. 2 companies, 2 services: Dell Technologies, WildTangent
- San Diego, United States. 2 companies, 2 services: ClickUp, Slashdot Media
- San Juan, United States. 2 companies, 2 services: GoLance, Teaching.com
- Schaffhausen, Switzerland. 2 companies, 2 services: Acronis, WebPros
- Sunnyvale, United States. 2 companies, 2 services: Back4App, Fortinet
- Taipei, Taiwan. 2 companies, 2 services: ASUS, Cooler Master
- Tallinn, Estonia. 2 companies, 2 services: Crowdin, Republic of Estonia
- Tempe, United States. 2 companies, 7 services: Gen Digital, GoDaddy
- West Hollywood, United States. 2 companies, 2 services: ManyChat, Ruby Central
- Abingdon, United Kingdom. 1 company, 1 service: Sophos
- Alexandria, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Bitrix
- Almaty, Kazakhstan. 1 company, 1 service: Kaspi.kz
- Alpharetta, United States. 1 company, 1 service: LexisNexis Risk Solutions
- Arlington, United States. 1 company, 1 service: PBS
- Armonk, United States. 1 company, 1 service: IBM
- Athens, Greece. 1 company, 1 service: Hack The Box
- Auckland, New Zealand. 1 company, 1 service: Grinding Gear Games
- Barcelona, Spain. 1 company, 1 service: Softonic
- Beaverton, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Nike
- Bentonville, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Walmart
- Bilbao, Spain. 1 company, 1 service: Panda Security
- Boise, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Kit
- Bonn, Germany. 1 company, 1 service: Deutsche Post DHL Group
- Boulder, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Brave New Software
- Bratislava, Slovakia. 1 company, 1 service: ESET
- Brookline, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Preply
- Brussels, Belgium. 1 company, 1 service: Kpler
- Bruyères-le-Châtel, France. 1 company, 1 service: EMSC-CSEM
- Bucharest, Romania. 1 company, 1 service: Bitdefender
- Burbank, United States. 1 company, 4 services: Disney
- Cairo, Egypt. 1 company, 1 service: United Media Services
- Canonsburg, United States. 1 company, 1 service: ANSYS
- Cary, United States. 1 company, 5 services: Epic Games
- Champaign, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Wolfram Research
- Chandler, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Microchip Technology
- Chatswood, Australia. 1 company, 1 service: Appen
- City of Industry, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Newegg
- Cologne, Germany. 1 company, 1 service: DeepL
- Copenhagen, Denmark. 1 company, 1 service: Trustpilot
- Cupertino, United States. 1 company, 15 services: Apple
- Cyberjaya, Malaysia. 1 company, 1 service: Deriv
- Damascus, Syria. 1 company, 1 service: BeeOrder
- Dammam, Saudi Arabia. 1 company, 1 service: Aldorar Alsaniyyah
- Davis, United States. 1 company, 1 service: LibreTexts
- Doha, Qatar. 1 company, 1 service: Al Jazeera Media Network
- Douai, France. 1 company, 1 service: Kinomap
- Downers Grove, United States. 1 company, 1 service: CompTIA
- Draper, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Pluralsight
- Ebene, Mauritius. 1 company, 1 service: PU Prime
- Enschede, Netherlands. 1 company, 1 service: FlightConnections
- Essen, Germany. 1 company, 1 service: Clickworker
- Florence, Italy. 1 company, 1 service: Martin Hoeller
- Fort Mill, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Red Ventures
- Fort Worth, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Consensys
- Foster City, United States. 1 company, 2 services: Visa
- Framingham, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Applause
- Frankfurt am Main, Germany. 1 company, 1 service: Fintiba
- Fremont, United States. 1 company, 1 service: CypherD Wallet
- Fulton, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Sonatype
- Ghent, Belgium. 1 company, 1 service: Image-Line
- Göppingen, Germany. 1 company, 1 service: TeamViewer
- Gothenburg, Sweden. 1 company, 1 service: Mullvad VPN
- Grapevine, United States. 1 company, 1 service: GameStop
- Graz, Austria. 1 company, 1 service: StepsApp GmbH
- Greenwich, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Interactive Brokers
- Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. 1 company, 1 service: BOLD
- Gunzenhausen, Germany. 1 company, 1 service: Hetzner
- Hamburg, Germany. 1 company, 1 service: Statista
- Helsinki, Finland. 1 company, 6 services: Supercell
- Herndon, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Strategic Education
- Höfen, Austria. 1 company, 1 service: Plaion
- Hunmanby, United Kingdom. 1 company, 1 service: Deep Sea Electronics
- Irvine, United States. 1 company, 1 service: iHerb
- Ithaca, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Cornell University
- Jacksonville, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Newfold Digital
- Koblenz, Germany. 1 company, 1 service: Canyon Bicycles
- Lakewood Ranch, United States. 1 company, 1 service: School of Motion
- Lanham, United States. 1 company, 1 service: 2U
- Leawood, United States. 1 company, 2 services: Euronet Worldwide
- London, Canada. 1 company, 1 service: Digital Extremes
- Long Beach, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Zwift
- Los Gatos, United States. 1 company, 2 services: Netflix
- Luxembourg, Luxembourg. 1 company, 1 service: Mangopay
- Málaga, Spain. 1 company, 3 services: Freepik Company
- Manchester, United Kingdom. 1 company, 1 service: ACE Money Transfer
- Manchester, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Southern New Hampshire University
- Mecca, Saudi Arabia. 1 company, 1 service: Salla
- Milan, Italy. 1 company, 3 services: Bending Spoons
- Morrisville, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Syncfusion
- Moscow, Russia. 1 company, 1 service: Kaspersky Lab
- Mumbai, India. 1 company, 1 service: Titan
- Munich, Germany. 1 company, 1 service: Contabo
- Nashua, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Skillsoft
- Natick, United States. 1 company, 1 service: MathWorks
- Needham, United States. 1 company, 1 service: TripAdvisor
- Newtown Square, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Project Management Institute
- Nicosia, Cyprus. 1 company, 1 service: Home Planner
- Noida, India. 1 company, 1 service: Info Edge
- Norwalk, United States. 1 company, 4 services: Booking Holdings
- Nuneaton, United Kingdom. 1 company, 1 service: Brixly
- Oakland, United States. 1 company, 1 service: VSCO
- Oakville, Canada. 1 company, 1 service: Dynalist
- Odesa, Ukraine. 1 company, 1 service: Readdle
- Oklahoma City, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Draft2Digital
- Olathe, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Garmin
- Old Greenwich, United States. 1 company, 1 service: WorldQuant
- Omaha, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Exodus Movement
- Orem, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Chess.com
- Oslo, Norway. 1 company, 1 service: Kahoot
- Ottawa, Canada. 1 company, 1 service: Shopify
- Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. 1 company, 1 service: Speaky
- Palermo, Italy. 1 company, 1 service: Parrot Security
- Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. 1 company, 1 service: Inmagine Group
- Philadelphia, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Intealth
- Phoenix, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Namecheap
- Pittsburgh, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Duolingo
- Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland. 1 company, 1 service: STMicroelectronics
- Plano, United States. 1 company, 1 service: freeCodeCamp
- Port Melbourne, Australia. 1 company, 1 service: Blackmagic Design
- Porto, Portugal. 1 company, 1 service: NeoDev
- Princeton, United States. 1 company, 2 services: ETS
- Purchase, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Mastercard
- Raleigh, United States. 1 company, 3 services: Red Hat
- Ramillies, Belgium. 1 company, 1 service: Odoo
- Redlands, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Esri
- Redmond, United States. 1 company, 20 services: Microsoft
- Richfield, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Best Buy
- Rochester, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Mayo Clinic
- Rueil-Malmaison, France. 1 company, 1 service: Schneider Electric
- Saint Petersburg, Russia. 1 company, 1 service: Codeforces
- Saint-Mandé, France. 1 company, 4 services: Ubisoft
- Salt Lake City, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Instructure
- San Carlos, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Retell AI
- Santa Barbara, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Bitwarden
- Sarasota, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Trump Media & Technology Group
- Schaumburg, United States. 1 company, 1 service: ISACA
- Scottsdale, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Early Warning Services
- Seongnam, South Korea. 1 company, 2 services: Naver
- Seoul, South Korea. 1 company, 1 service: Krafton
- Shelburne, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Hack Club
- Sofia, Bulgaria. 1 company, 1 service: SiteGround
- South San Francisco, United States. 1 company, 2 services: Stripe
- Spring, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- St. Louis, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Nerdy
- Starbase, United States. 1 company, 2 services: SpaceX
- State College, United States. 1 company, 1 service: AccuWeather
- Stuttgart, Germany. 1 company, 1 service: AnyDesk
- Suwon, South Korea. 1 company, 3 services: Samsung
- Treviso, Italy. 1 company, 1 service: Pinarello
- Turin, Italy. 1 company, 1 service: Arduino
- Vancouver, Canada. 1 company, 1 service: CoinPayments
- Venlo, Netherlands. 1 company, 1 service: Vista
- Vienna, Austria. 1 company, 1 service: Lingvano
- Walldorf, Germany. 1 company, 1 service: SAP
- Walnut Creek, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Dribbble
- Waltham, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Dynatrace
- Warsaw, Poland. 1 company, 1 service: CD Projekt
- Washington, United States. 1 company, 1 service: American Petroleum Institute
- West Palm Beach, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Vultr
- Westminster, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Trimble
- Woburn, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Monotype
- Zurich, Switzerland. 1 company, 1 service: Doodle
Land is drawn as dots; the brighter a country, the more companies are based there. Circles mark cities, sized by company count. The open ring is Damascus. 9 companies have no recorded headquarters.
360companies in United States597 services
42companies in United Kingdom44 services
25companies in Germany25 services
7. What people ask for
95% of the demand we record goes unmet.
34,249 of 36,093 votes are for services that still restrict access from Syria.
- Blocked23,442 · 65%
- Limited7,575 · 21%
- Restricted3,232 · 9%
- Accessible1,841 · 5%
- Unknown3 · 0%
Most wanted
The most requested service still closed in each category.
How demand spreads
How many votes each service has.
- 19 services
- 2-5442 services
- 6-20294 services
- 21-100132 services
- 101-50059 services
- 500+11 services
The ten most requested services hold 37% of all votes.
8. The work
We've been asking for
a second look.
Tracked
947
With outreach
428
Company responded
182
Currently reviewing
107
Restored
39
Most companies haven't revisited their Syria policy since sanctions were lifted. When they do, access comes back.
107 services are under review. 25 were declined. The rest haven't responded.
9. The proof
39 services restored so far.
Each one used to shut Syria out. Today, it doesn't.
10. The pipeline
How the map stays current.
Anyone can report a blocked service or suggest a correction. Every report is reviewed before it appears on the map.
New service reports
589
added to the map
457
duplicates, off-topic, or lacking evidence
56% approval rate
Corrections to existing services
591
added to the map
372
unverified or outside scope
61% approval rate
11. The ask
Blocks lift from the inside.
Usually after one person calls for a review.
If you work in compliance, legal, or policy, these are the documents and scripts others have used to start that conversation.
- View resources
Regulatory updates
OFAC termination, BIS SPP exception, EU measures lifted in 2025.
- Open toolkit
Advocacy Toolkit
Pre-written emails and escalation scripts for legal and compliance teams.
- Contact us
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Every service restored on this page began with one conversation.