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Blocked in Syria. Community testing in April 2026 confirmed that the Amazon Lex marketing page loads, but the console returns an AWS Access Restricted geo-block, signing into an existing account hits the same page, and new account creation fails at the password step with a Website Temporarily Unavailable error. The block has been verified by community reports, with no outreach to the company recorded for Lex yet.
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Community testing confirmed that Amazon Lex remains blocked in Syria. The commercial landing page at aws.amazon.com/lex/ loads successfully, but clicking "Get Started with Amazon Lex" redirects to console.aws.amazon.com/lex/home, which returns an AWS "Access Restricted" geo-block page stating the us...
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 Lex 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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