AM
Blocked
Amazon Aurora
by Amazon
High-performance MySQL and PostgreSQL compatible managed cloud database
Cloud HostingAPI Services
2
View
AM
Amazon Comprehend
RestrictedNo Outreach
Natural language processing service for text analytics and sentiment insights
High-vote services get prioritized for outreach
Progress Timeline
Investigated
Community testing from Syria revealed that Amazon Comprehend's product page at aws.amazon.com/comprehend loads and is browsable without a VPN. The AWS signup flow partially works — email verification succeeds — but after account activation, the billing portal displays "Website Temporarily Unavailabl...
Work at Amazon Comprehend? Know someone who does?
You can help change this. Syria's political situation has changed—all sanctions have been lifted. Many companies just haven't updated their policies yet. If you work at Amazon Comprehend or know someone who does, share our resources with their legal or compliance team. Sometimes all it takes is one person asking the right question.
Tips for advocating: Reach out to legal, compliance, or policy teams. Reference the lifted sanctions. Point to competitors who have already unblocked Syria. Every voice matters.
Contact Amazon Comprehend Support:
Frequently Asked Questions
More in Cloud Hosting
Other services in this category