1. The paradox
Most sanctions on Syriawere lifted in 2025.Most digital serviceshaven't caught up.
Of 1,023 international services we've tracked, 793 still restrict access from Syria.
A map of what's blocked, who we've asked, and what's changed.
Data as of 6 Sep, 2026
2. The scope
The problem is not one platform.
It's the whole stack.
- Blocked481
Cannot be reached from Syria.
- Limited119
Loads, but some features do not work.
- Restricted193
Works, with specific limits such as payments.
- Accessible227
Fully available from Syria.
- Unknown3
Not verified yet.
Developer tools, payment processors, cloud hosting, AI assistants, design software. Every layer of digital work.
1,023international services tracked
793still restricted
704companies behind them
53,976community votes
Every figure above counts international services only. 44 Syrian-built services are tracked apart from them, because a company based in Syria never had that decision to make. Browse them
3. Locked out
Some sectors are shut
far tighter than others.
No working option
In 13 categories, every service we track is closed to Syria. There is nothing to switch to.
- Universities & Degrees0 of 8 open
- Observability & Monitoring0 of 12 open
- Cloud Gaming0 of 5 open
- Hardware & Embedded0 of 16 open
- Smart Home & IoT0 of 16 open
- E-Signature & Identity Verification0 of 11 open
- Game Engines & Game Dev0 of 6 open
- Crowdfunding & Donations0 of 7 open
- Anime & Manga0 of 3 open
- AI Training & Data Labeling0 of 11 open
- Events & Ticketing0 of 4 open
- Aerospace & Industrial0 of 4 open
- Mental Health0 of 3 open
Built in Syria
In 2 categories nothing international is open at all. The only options that work were built in Syria.
Rank by
CategoryAffectedLockout index*Unmet demand**
- 0116 / 160.9816/16 · 684 votes684
Hardware & Embedded
- 026 / 60.956/6 · 187 votes187
Game Engines & Game Dev
- 0311 / 110.9211/11 · 97 votes97
AI Training & Data Labeling
- 0419 / 210.8819/21 · 237 votes237
Design Marketplaces & Assets
- 0515 / 160.8815/16 · 360 votes360
Smart Home & IoT
- 0612 / 120.8812/12 · 787 votes787
Observability & Monitoring
- 0725 / 270.8525/27 · 818 votes818
IT & Network Management
- 0811 / 130.8511/13 · 466 votes466
3D, CAD & Modeling
- 0917 / 180.8417/18 · 5,252 votes5,252
AI Voice & Music
- 109 / 100.849/10 · 557 votes557
Animation & Motion Graphics
- 1125 / 260.8325/26 · 4,233 votes4,233
B2B Payment Processing
- 1250 / 510.8250/51 · 2,263 votes2,263
Consumer Devices
* 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 international services work from Syria and which do not. The two columns are competitors.
Closed from Syria
24 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.
58block every product62%
29block some, not others31%
7open across the board7%
29 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 35% of all affected services, and 609 companies have only one. The problem sits in a long tail, not with a few gatekeepers.
6. Where the companies are
704 companies.
237 cities, 53 countries.
Every one of them decides separately what Syria reaches.
- San Francisco, United States. 113 companies, 133 services: Autodesk, Block, Inc., OpenAI, Salesforce, Twilio, Uber
- New York, United States. 48 companies, 68 services: Shutterstock, Ziff Davis, Warner Bros. Discovery, OffSec, The Browser Company, Ubiquiti
- London, United Kingdom. 38 companies, 42 services: Hsoub, Pearson, World Host Group, ABRSM, ATP Media, AttaPoll
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 16 companies, 17 services: OSN, Al Ansari Exchange, Aramex, Bybit, Commercial Bank of Dubai, Emirates NBD
- Berlin, Germany. 14 companies, 14 services: Ableton, AMBOSS, Babbel, Freecash, Jina AI, Mastodon
- Amsterdam, Netherlands. 12 companies, 26 services: JetBrains, ING, Prosus, ABN AMRO, CodeSandbox, Framer
- Singapore, Singapore. 12 companies, 12 services: Ahrefs, Airwallex, BingX, Bitget, CoinGecko, Crypto.com
- Mountain View, United States. 10 companies, 52 services: Google, Intuit, Khan Academy, Quora, BetterHelp, Codeium
- Palo Alto, United States. 9 companies, 13 services: Broadcom, Docker, HP, xAI, AppLovin, CloudLinux
- San Jose, United States. 9 companies, 27 services: Adobe, Cisco, PayPal, Western Digital, eBay, McAfee
- Seattle, United States. 9 companies, 64 services: Amazon, Expedia Group, Getty Images, Bluesky, F5, Nash Holdings
- Toronto, Canada. 9 companies, 9 services: 1Password, 500px, Ideogram AI, Psiphon, Relay Financial Technologies, Tailscale
- Paris, France. 8 companies, 7 services: BeReal, Brevo, Deezer, Ledger, Mistral AI, Societe Generale
- Shenzhen, China. 8 companies, 9 services: Tencent, APKPure, Cudy, Elegoo, Govee, ITEAD
- 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
- Redwood City, United States. 5 companies, 8 services: Electronic Arts, Box, Inc., GoFundMe, Karta Finance, Learneo
- Tokyo, Japan. 5 companies, 7 services: Recruit Holdings, Sony, JCB, LY Corporation, Rakuten
- Vilnius, Lithuania. 5 companies, 9 services: Nord Security, CGTrader, Hostinger, Paysera, Simple
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 4 companies, 6 services: Binance, Agilityio, Anghami, Wio Bank
- Cambridge, United States. 4 companies, 5 services: Akamai Technologies, HubSpot, Rayyan Systems, Suno
- Chicago, United States. 4 companies, 4 services: 37signals, Certiverse, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Keeper Security
- Dallas, United States. 4 companies, 4 services: E8 Markets, HighLevel, MoneyGram, Topaz Labs
- Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China. 4 companies, 4 services: FluentU, italki, PCCW Media, RedotPay
- 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
- Menlo Park, United States. 4 companies, 15 services: Meta, Robinhood Markets, Character.AI, LangGenius
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 4 companies, 4 services: Al Rajhi Bank, ITQAN, MBC Group, Zid
- 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
- Geneva, Switzerland. 3 companies, 4 services: Proton, Dukascopy Bank, SonarSource
- Hangzhou, China. 3 companies, 8 services: Alibaba, DeepSeek, Hikvision
- Limassol, Cyprus. 3 companies, 3 services: Exness, Monetag, Muse Group
- 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
- Copenhagen, Denmark. 2 companies, 2 services: Saxo Bank, Trustpilot
- Denver, United States. 2 companies, 2 services: Ideazic, Western Union
- Doha, Qatar. 2 companies, 2 services: Al Jazeera Media Network, beIN Media Group
- 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
- Gothenburg, Sweden. 2 companies, 2 services: Avinode Group, Mullvad VPN
- Guangzhou, China. 2 companies, 2 services: Attack Shark, Kuro Games
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2 companies, 2 services: G2G, RHB Bank
- 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
- Moscow, Russia. 2 companies, 2 services: Kaspersky Lab, Yandex
- Phoenix, United States. 2 companies, 2 services: Namecheap, NameSilo
- Pleasanton, United States. 2 companies, 3 services: Workday, Sololearn
- Portland, United States. 2 companies, 2 services: Porkbun, SheerID
- 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
- Sofia, Bulgaria. 2 companies, 2 services: Shelly Group, SiteGround
- 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
- Zurich, Switzerland. 2 companies, 2 services: Doodle, Univerbal
- 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
- Amman, Jordan. 1 company, 1 service: OpenSooq
- Antwerp, Belgium. 1 company, 1 service: Intigriti
- 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
- Beirut, Lebanon. 1 company, 1 service: Whish Money
- 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
- Christchurch, New Zealand. 1 company, 1 service: The Fable Cottage
- City of Industry, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Newegg
- Cologne, Germany. 1 company, 1 service: DeepL
- Cupertino, United States. 1 company, 15 services: Apple
- Cyberjaya, Malaysia. 1 company, 1 service: Deriv
- Dammam, Saudi Arabia. 1 company, 1 service: Aldorar Alsaniyyah
- Davis, United States. 1 company, 1 service: LibreTexts
- Douai, France. 1 company, 1 service: Kinomap
- Downers Grove, United States. 1 company, 1 service: CompTIA
- Draper, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Pluralsight
- Düsseldorf, Germany. 1 company, 1 service: trivago
- Ebene, Mauritius. 1 company, 1 service: PU Prime
- Enschede, Netherlands. 1 company, 1 service: FlightConnections
- Essen, Germany. 1 company, 1 service: Clickworker
- Farnham, United Kingdom. 1 company, 1 service: British Car Auctions
- 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
- 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
- Kidlington, United Kingdom. 1 company, 1 service: Solid State Logic
- 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
- Milpitas, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Corsair Gaming
- Morrisville, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Syncfusion
- 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
- Nottingham, United Kingdom. 1 company, 1 service: UNiDAYS
- 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
- Paoli, United States. 1 company, 1 service: DuckDuckGo
- Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. 1 company, 1 service: Inmagine Group
- Philadelphia, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Intealth
- 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
- Pompano Beach, United States. 1 company, 1 service: Group III International
- 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
- 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
- Tbilisi, Georgia. 1 company, 1 service: Talkpal AI
- 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
- Zug, Switzerland. 1 company, 1 service: Nexo
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. 10 companies have no recorded headquarters.
384companies in United States629 services
51companies in United Kingdom55 services
27companies in Germany27 services
7. What people ask for
95% of the demand we record goes unmet.
51,422 of 53,976 votes are for services that still restrict access from Syria.
- Blocked34,490 · 64%
- Limited11,679 · 22%
- Restricted5,253 · 10%
- Accessible2,530 · 5%
- Unknown24 · 0%
Most wanted
The most requested service still closed in each category.
How demand spreads
How many votes each service has.
- 130 services
- 2-5352 services
- 6-20391 services
- 21-100164 services
- 101-50066 services
- 500+20 services
The ten most requested services hold 36% of all votes.
8. The work
We've been asking for
a second look.
Tracked
1,023
With outreach
561
Company responded
256
Currently reviewing
146
Restored
37
Most companies haven't revisited their Syria policy since sanctions were lifted. When they do, access is restored.
146 services are under review. 50 were declined. The rest haven't responded.
9. The proof
37 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
663
added to the map
519
duplicates, off-topic, or lacking evidence
56% approval rate
Corrections to existing services
619
added to the map
457
unverified or outside scope
58% 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.
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