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Content delivery network and cloud security provider offering CDN, edge computing, and DDoS and web application firewall protection
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24 Jun, 2026
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High-vote services get prioritized for outreach
Blocked in Syria. Community testing in February 2026 confirmed that signing up or accessing the AWS console returns an unavailability page, AWS's softer form of a country-based restriction. A community volunteer emailed Amazon's privacy team in March 2026 requesting a compliance review, citing the December 2025 lifting of the US trade embargo, and official outreach naming EC2 followed later that month. No resolution yet.
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Official outreach email sent to Amazon specifically naming EC2 among the blocked AWS cloud services and noting that Syrian developers and startups cannot deploy applications.
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 EC2 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.
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